Town Hall · Jasper

Jasper, MI town hall & government

Jasper spent $476,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $417 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Jasper's money goes

Spent
$476,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$417
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$149,00031%
Sewer & trash
$83,00017%
Fire
$71,00015%
Paid to other governments
$71,00015%
Roads & transportation
$61,00013%
Other
$41,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • From the state 33%
  • Interest, fines & other 25%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Jasper

Full-time staff
0
21 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time20 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

St. Louis Public Schools

Jasper's K–12 school district, shared with St. Louis, Bethany, Pine River and Emerson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,622
Michigan: $16,528
Students
897
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $15,622 per pupil, $8,241 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 Jasper: Breckenridge Community Schools ($15,171 per pupil) · Shepherd Public School District ($13,395 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Jasper pay

Typical tax bill
$2,156
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.33%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$161,700
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 Jasper's government

Town hall & decisions in Jasper →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Jasper

Jasper is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative John R. Moolenaar. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Jasper'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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