Town Hall · Ahmeek

Ahmeek, MI town hall & government

Ahmeek spent $210,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $1,458 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Ahmeek's government.

Town budget

Where Ahmeek's money goes

Spent
$210,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$1,458
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$159,000
$1,104 per resident
Sewer & trash
$99,00047%
Roads & transportation
$51,00024%
Fire
$24,00011%
Administration & buildings
$17,0008%
Interest on debt
$5,0002%
Water & other utilities
$3,0001%
Parks & libraries
$2,0001%
Other
$9,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 35%
  • From the state 23%
  • Utility sales 22%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Ahmeek

Full-time staff
0
25 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time13 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Ahmeek didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Calumet Public Schools

Ahmeek's K–12 school district, shared with Allouez, Calumet, Copper City, Eagle Harbor, Houghton and Laurium. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,339
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,352
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.9 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal

  • Local 26%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $15,339 per pupil, $9,899 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Ahmeek pay

Typical tax bill
$613
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.68%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$90,400
owner-occupied

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.

Local

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Ahmeek

Ahmeek is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Jack Bergman. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Ahmeek's representatives, with contacts →

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.

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