Penn, MI town hall & government
Penn spent $729,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $427 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Penn's government.
Where Penn's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 39%
- Property taxes 35%
- From the state 11%
- Fees & charges 9%
- Other taxes & licenses 6%
Who works for Penn
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Penn didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Cassopolis Public Schools
Penn's K–12 school district, shared with Calvin, Cassopolis, Vandalia, Jefferson and LaGrange. 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 56%
- State 31%
- Federal 13%
Of the $15,322 per pupil, $7,682 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 Penn: Marcellus Community Schools ($16,208 per pupil).
Which schools Penn kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Penn 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 Penn's government
Who represents Penn
Penn is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Tim Walberg. 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.