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Calumet, MI town hall & government

Calumet spent $1.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $248 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Calumet's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$248
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$566,000
$92 per resident
Roads & transportation
$395,00026%
Parks & libraries
$331,00022%
Administration & buildings
$226,00015%
Fire
$112,0007%
Paid to other governments
$35,0002%
Interest on debt
$23,0002%
Sewer & trash
$13,0001%
Police
$3,000<1%
Other
$382,00025%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 46%
  • From the state 27%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Calumet

Full-time staff
4
91 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,400
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time45 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time30 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time12 part
Housing & development
4 full-time
Police
0 full-time4 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Calumet Public Schools

Calumet's K–12 school district, shared with Ahmeek, Allouez, Calumet, Copper City, Eagle Harbor and Houghton. 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.

Also serving Calumet: Lake Linden-Hubbell School District ($15,600 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Calumet pay

Typical tax bill
$983
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.98%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$99,800
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.

Local

Contact Calumet's government

Town hall & decisions in Calumet →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Calumet

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

All of Calumet'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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