Town Hall · Arrowhead

Arrowhead, MN town hall & government

Arrowhead spent $139,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $618 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Arrowhead's money goes

Spent
$139,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$618
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$45,00032%
Administration & buildings
$23,00017%
Roads & transportation
$3,0002%
Other
$68,00049%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 48%
  • From the federal government 40%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Arrowhead

Full-time staff
0
15 part-time too
Fire
0 full-time10 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 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. Louis County School District

Arrowhead's K–12 school district, shared with Alango, Alborn, Angora, Babbitt, Beatty and Breitung. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,087
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
1,947
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$43.8 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal

  • Local 29%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $19,087 per pupil, $11,892 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 Arrowhead: Floodwood Public School District ($19,873 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Arrowhead pay

Typical tax bill
$1,583
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.75%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$210,000
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 Arrowhead's government

Town hall & decisions in Arrowhead →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Arrowhead

Arrowhead is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Pete Stauber. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Arrowhead'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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