Town Hall · Sebewaing

Sebewaing, MI town hall & government

Sebewaing spent $7.7 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $4,776 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sebewaing's money goes

Spent
$7.7 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$4,776
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$7.5 million
$4,638 per resident
Sewer & trash
$947,00012%
Roads & transportation
$407,0005%
Police
$338,0004%
Administration & buildings
$224,0003%
Water & other utilities
$187,0002%
Parks & libraries
$52,0001%
Interest on debt
$9,000<1%
Other
$5.5 million72%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 70%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • From the state 7%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Sebewaing

Full-time staff
16
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
5 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time2 part
Police
2 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Sebewaing didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Unionville-Sebewaing Area School District

Sebewaing's K–12 school district, shared with Unionville, Sebewaing, Columbia, Akron, Fairhaven and Wisner. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,946
Michigan: $16,528
Students
662
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $13,946 per pupil, $8,079 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Sebewaing pay

Typical tax bill
$1,696
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.72%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$98,700
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Sebewaing

Sebewaing is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Lisa C. McClain. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Sebewaing'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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