Rives, MI town hall & government
Rives spent $1.1 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $239 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Rives's government.
Where Rives's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 57%
- Property taxes 18%
- Fees & charges 12%
- Other taxes & licenses 7%
- Interest, fines & other 6%
- Sales taxes <1%
Who works for Rives
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Rives didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Northwest School District
Rives's K–12 school district, shared with Blackman, Henrietta, Tompkins and Sandstone. 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 21%
- State 72%
- Federal 7%
Of the $13,419 per pupil, $8,359 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 Rives: Leslie Public Schools ($13,561 per pupil).
Which schools Rives kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Rives 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.
Contact Rives's government
Who represents Rives
Rives 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.