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Stronach, MI town hall & government

Stronach spent $498,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $591 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Stronach's money goes

Spent
$498,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$591
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$189,00038%
Roads & transportation
$79,00016%
Sewer & trash
$56,00011%
Fire
$55,00011%
Parks & libraries
$6,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$112,00022%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 35%
  • Property taxes 34%
  • From the state 31%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Stronach

Full-time staff
0
14 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Fire
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time2 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

Kaleva Norman Dickson School District

Stronach's K–12 school district, shared with Dickson, Kaleva, Norman, Maple Grove, Elk and Brown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,418
Michigan: $16,528
Students
531
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $15,418 per pupil, $8,350 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 Stronach: Manistee Area Schools ($15,150 per pupil) · Mason County Eastern District ($17,220 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Stronach pay

Typical tax bill
$1,759
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.06%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$165,600
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 Stronach's government

Town hall & decisions in Stronach →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Stronach

Stronach is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative John R. Moolenaar. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Stronach'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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