Ontonagon, MI town hall & government
Ontonagon spent $3.5 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $2,843 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Ontonagon's government.
Where Ontonagon's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 25%
- Fees & charges 21%
- From the state 20%
- Property taxes 15%
- From other local governments 9%
- From the federal government 5%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
Who works for Ontonagon
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Ontonagon Area Schools
Ontonagon's K–12 school district, shared with Carp Lake, Greenland, Ontonagon, Rockland and Bohemia. 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 58%
- State 34%
- Federal 8%
Of the $15,396 per pupil, $8,460 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 Ontonagon kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Ontonagon 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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Ontonagon's government
Who represents Ontonagon
Ontonagon is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Jack Bergman. 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.