Town Hall · St. Johns

St. Johns, MI town hall & government

St. Johns spent $15.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,934 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where St. Johns's money goes

Spent
$15.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,934
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$11.3 million
$1,434 per resident
Sewer & trash
$3.5 million23%
Roads & transportation
$3.4 million22%
Administration & buildings
$1.9 million13%
Police
$1.9 million12%
Water & other utilities
$760,0005%
Parks & libraries
$704,0005%
Fire
$248,0002%
Paid to other governments
$56,000<1%
Health & welfare
$48,000<1%
Interest on debt
$28,000<1%
Other
$2.8 million18%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 34%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • From the state 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for St. Johns

Full-time staff
36
35 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
12 full-time3 part
Fire
0 full-time20 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time9 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Other
3 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

St. Johns Public Schools

St. Johns's K–12 school district, shared with Bingham, Olive, Greenbush, Riley, Bengal and Essex. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,565
Michigan: $16,528
Students
2,573
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$64.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $13,565 per pupil, $8,003 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. Johns pay

Typical tax bill
$2,843
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.48%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$192,400
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 St. Johns's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.saint-johns.mi.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in St. Johns →

Beyond town hall

Who represents St. Johns

St. Johns is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Tom Barrett. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of St. Johns'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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