Town Hall · Newkirk

Newkirk, MI town hall & government

Newkirk spent $318,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $489 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Newkirk's money goes

Spent
$318,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$489
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$116,000
$178 per resident
Administration & buildings
$117,00037%
Paid to other governments
$73,00023%
Fire
$65,00020%
Roads & transportation
$8,0003%
Interest on debt
$5,0002%
Sewer & trash
$4,0001%
Other
$46,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 47%
  • Property taxes 31%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Newkirk

Full-time staff
0
40 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time36 part
Police
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pine River Area Schools

Newkirk's K–12 school district, shared with Burdell, Dover, Ellsworth, Le Roy, Le Roy and Luther. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,685
Michigan: $16,528
Students
912
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $15,685 per pupil, $9,247 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 Newkirk: Baldwin Community Schools ($28,957 per pupil) · Cadillac Area Public Schools ($13,677 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Newkirk pay

Typical tax bill
$1,649
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.49%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$110,600
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 Newkirk's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Newkirk

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

All of Newkirk'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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