Town Hall · Prairieville

Prairieville, MI town hall & government

Prairieville spent $1.1 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $320 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Prairieville's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$320
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$250,00022%
Parks & libraries
$206,00018%
Administration & buildings
$198,00018%
Police
$134,00012%
Fire
$96,0008%
Paid to other governments
$69,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$56,0005%
Sewer & trash
$11,0001%
Other
$111,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 48%
  • From the state 25%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
Town workforce

Who works for Prairieville

Full-time staff
3
24 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time19 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
Police
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Delton-Kellogg School District

Prairieville's K–12 school district, shared with Orangeville, Barry, Hope and Johnstown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,997
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,084
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$23.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $13,997 per pupil, $8,871 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 Prairieville: Gull Lake Community Schools ($14,272 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Prairieville pay

Typical tax bill
$3,587
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.88%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$406,900
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.

Local

Contact Prairieville's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Prairieville

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

All of Prairieville'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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