Town Hall · Arenac

Arenac, MI town hall & government

Arenac spent $267,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $316 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Arenac's money goes

Spent
$267,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$316
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Paid to other governments
$60,00022%
Administration & buildings
$59,00022%
Sewer & trash
$59,00022%
Roads & transportation
$42,00016%
Fire
$29,00011%
Other
$18,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 39%
  • Property taxes 34%
  • Interest, fines & other 24%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Arenac

Full-time staff
0
20 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time20 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Standish-Sterling Community School District

Arenac's K–12 school district, shared with Adams, Deep River, Lincoln, Moffatt, Omer and Standish. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,482
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,482
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $13,482 per pupil, $7,935 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.

Also serving Arenac: Au Gres-Sims School District ($14,356 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Arenac pay

Typical tax bill
$1,493
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.05%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$142,000
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

Contact Arenac's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Arenac

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

All of Arenac'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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