Town Hall · St. Ignace

St. Ignace, MI town hall & government

St. Ignace spent $7.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,343 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where St. Ignace's money goes

Spent
$7.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,343
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$12.6 million
$5,435 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.2 million28%
Parks & libraries
$1.6 million21%
Administration & buildings
$884,00011%
Police
$572,0007%
Fire
$542,0007%
Roads & transportation
$386,0005%
Interest on debt
$288,0004%
Water & other utilities
$88,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$62,0001%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Other
$1.2 million15%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • From the state 13%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for St. Ignace

Full-time staff
30
45 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
5 full-time12 part
Fire
0 full-time21 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Police
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Housing & development
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 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

St. Ignace Area Schools

St. Ignace's K–12 school district, shared with St. Ignace and Brevort. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,415
Michigan: $16,528
Students
402
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $16,415 per pupil, $9,726 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 St. Ignace pay

Typical tax bill
$2,306
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.74%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$132,200
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 St. Ignace's government

🏛️ Official websitestignace.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in St. Ignace →

Beyond town hall

Who represents St. Ignace

St. Ignace is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Jack Bergman. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of St. Ignace'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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