Town Hall · Frederic

Frederic, MI town hall & government

Frederic spent $2.9 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,084 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Frederic's money goes

Spent
$2.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,084
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$548,000
$397 per resident
Administration & buildings
$418,00015%
Sewer & trash
$165,0006%
Parks & libraries
$63,0002%
Interest on debt
$27,0001%
Other
$2.2 million77%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 71%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • From the state 6%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Frederic

Full-time staff
1
72 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$37,700
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time60 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time12 part
Other
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Crawford AuSable Schools

Frederic's K–12 school district, shared with Grayling, Grayling, Lovells, Maple Forest and Beaver Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,577
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,629
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$28.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $13,577 per pupil, $8,200 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 Frederic pay

Typical tax bill
$1,718
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.98%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$174,700
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 Frederic's government

Town hall & decisions in Frederic →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Frederic

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

All of Frederic'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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