Excelsior, MI town hall & government
Excelsior spent $221,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $221 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Excelsior's government.
Where Excelsior's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 53%
- From the state 40%
- Interest, fines & other 6%
- Fees & charges 1%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Excelsior collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Excelsior didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Excelsior
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Excelsior Township School District 1
Excelsior's elementary school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal
- Local 25%
- State 61%
- Federal 15%
Of the $15,325 per pupil, $9,650 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 Excelsior: Kalkaska Public Schools ($15,796 per pupil).
Which schools Excelsior kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Excelsior 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 Excelsior's government
Who represents Excelsior
Excelsior is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Jack Bergman. Gretchen Whitmer 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.