Town Hall · Pleasanton

Pleasanton, MI town hall & government

Pleasanton spent $249,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $304 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pleasanton's money goes

Spent
$249,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$304
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$100,00040%
Paid to other governments
$38,00015%
Fire
$37,00015%
Sewer & trash
$30,00012%
Parks & libraries
$28,00011%
Roads & transportation
$1,000<1%
Other
$15,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 48%
  • From the state 33%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Pleasanton

Full-time staff
0
17 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time13 part
Sewer & trash
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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bear Lake School District

Pleasanton's K–12 school district, shared with Bear Lake and Bear Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,725
Michigan: $16,528
Students
284
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $15,725 per pupil, $8,852 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 Pleasanton: Benzie County Central School ($16,079 per pupil) · Kaleva Norman Dickson School District ($15,418 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Pleasanton pay

Typical tax bill
$2,231
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.96%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$232,900
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 Pleasanton's government

Town hall & decisions in Pleasanton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pleasanton

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

All of Pleasanton'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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