Town Hall · Keeler

Keeler, MI town hall & government

Keeler spent $1.3 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $604 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Keeler's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$604
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$416,00032%
Roads & transportation
$188,00014%
Fire
$156,00012%
Police
$135,00010%
Paid to other governments
$135,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$56,0004%
Other
$216,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 54%
  • From the state 20%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Keeler

Full-time staff
3
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time8 part
Fire
0 full-time13 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

Dowagiac Union Schools

Keeler's K–12 school district, shared with Dowagiac, Silver Creek, Wayne, Pokagon and LaGrange. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,458
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,860
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$40.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $14,458 per pupil, $8,464 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 Keeler: Hartford Public School District ($13,160 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Keeler pay

Typical tax bill
$2,317
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.08%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$214,300
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 Keeler's government

Town hall & decisions in Keeler →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Keeler

Keeler is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Bill Huizenga. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Keeler'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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