Mount Pleasant, MI town hall & government
Mount Pleasant spent $39.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,864 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mount Pleasant's government.
Where Mount Pleasant's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 36%
- Property taxes 30%
- From the state 23%
- Interest, fines & other 7%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- From the federal government 1%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Mount Pleasant
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Mount Pleasant City School District
Mount Pleasant's K–12 school district, shared with Rosebush, Union, Isabella, Denver and Deerfield. 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 38%
- State 50%
- Federal 12%
Of the $16,397 per pupil, $9,752 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.
Which schools Mount Pleasant kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Mount Pleasant 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.
Contact Mount Pleasant's government
Who represents Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative John R. Moolenaar. 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.