Funkstown, MD town hall & government
Funkstown spent $1.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,459 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Funkstown's government.
Where Funkstown's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 38%
- Utility sales 35%
- Property taxes 14%
- Income taxes 6%
- From the state 3%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
- Sales taxes 2%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Funkstown
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Funkstown didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Washington County Public Schools
Funkstown's K–12 school district, shared with Boonsboro, Clear Spring, Hagerstown, Hancock, Keedysville and Sharpsburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Maryland districts overall: 47% local, 44% state, 9% federal
- Local 30%
- State 58%
- Federal 12%
Of the $17,516 per pupil, $10,487 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Which schools Funkstown kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Funkstown pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Funkstown's government
Who represents Funkstown
Funkstown is represented in Congress by Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela D. Alsobrooks and Representative April McClain Delaney. Wes Moore is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.