Ponderay, ID town hall & government
Ponderay spent $4.9 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $3,050 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Ponderay's government.
Where Ponderay's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 57%
- Property taxes 17%
- From the state 16%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- Other taxes & licenses 3%
- From the federal government 2%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Ponderay
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Lake Pend Oreille School District 84
Ponderay's K–12 school district, shared with Clark Fork, Dover, East Hope, Hope, Kootenai and Sandpoint. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Idaho districts overall: 21% local, 67% state, 12% federal
- Local 30%
- State 62%
- Federal 8%
Of the $13,207 per pupil, $7,443 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.
Which schools Ponderay kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Ponderay's government
Who represents Ponderay
Ponderay is represented in Congress by Senators Mike Crapo and James E. Risch and Representative Russ Fulcher. Brad Little is governor.
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.