Town Hall · Excelsior

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.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Excelsior's money goes

Spent
$221,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$221
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$103,00047%
Administration & buildings
$85,00038%
Sewer & trash
$12,0005%
Police
$1,000<1%
Other
$20,0009%

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.

Town workforce

Who works for Excelsior

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Excelsior Township School District 1

Excelsior's elementary school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,325
Michigan: $16,528
Students
40
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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).

Property tax

What homeowners in Excelsior pay

Typical tax bill
$1,509
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.71%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$212,300
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 Excelsior's government

Town hall & decisions in Excelsior →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Excelsior

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

All of Excelsior'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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