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Spring Arbor, MI town hall & government

Spring Arbor spent $4 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $520 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Spring Arbor's money goes

Spent
$4 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$520
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$7.5 million
$967 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1 million26%
Parks & libraries
$885,00022%
Fire
$630,00016%
Administration & buildings
$430,00011%
Paid to other governments
$249,0006%
Police
$220,0005%
Interest on debt
$196,0005%
Water & other utilities
$80,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$55,0001%
Roads & transportation
$52,0001%
Other
$193,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 35%
  • From the state 25%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Utility sales 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Spring Arbor

Full-time staff
8
41 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
and 2 full-time firefighters
Administration & buildings
4 full-time21 part
Fire
2 full-time17 part
Police
2 full-time3 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

Western School District

Spring Arbor's K–12 school district, shared with Parma, Sandstone and Parma. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,852
Michigan: $16,528
Students
2,687
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$69.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 74%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $13,852 per pupil, $8,902 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 Spring Arbor: Concord Community Schools ($16,380 per pupil) · Hanover-Horton Schools ($13,890 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Spring Arbor pay

Typical tax bill
$2,915
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.34%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$217,700
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.

Local

Contact Spring Arbor's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Spring Arbor

Spring Arbor is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Tim Walberg. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Spring Arbor'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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