Town Hall · Newark

Newark, MI town hall & government

Newark spent $226,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $217 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Newark's money goes

Spent
$226,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$217
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$111,00049%
Administration & buildings
$57,00025%
Fire
$48,00021%
Other
$10,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 54%
  • From the state 43%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Newark

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 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

Ithaca Public Schools

Newark's K–12 school district, shared with Ithaca, North Star, Hamilton, Emerson, Arcada and New Haven. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,592
Michigan: $16,528
Students
993
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21,000
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,592 per pupil, $8,599 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 Newark: Fulton Schools ($16,057 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Newark pay

Typical tax bill
$1,945
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.83%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$234,700
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 Newark's government

Town hall & decisions in Newark →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Newark

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

All of Newark'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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