Town Hall · Bejou

Bejou, MN town hall & government

Bejou spent $54,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $692 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bejou's money goes

Spent
$54,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$692
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$38,00070%
Fire
$7,00013%
Administration & buildings
$2,0004%
Sewer & trash
$1,0002%
Other
$6,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 59%
  • From the state 27%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • From other local governments 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Bejou

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
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

Mahnomen Public School District

Bejou's K–12 school district, shared with Bejou, Chief, Mahnomen, Marsh Creek, Twin Lakes and Pembina. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,306
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
650
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 10%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 27%

Of the $18,306 per pupil, $11,465 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 Bejou pay

Typical tax bill
$1,175
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.57%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$206,300
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 Bejou's government

Town hall & decisions in Bejou →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bejou

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

All of Bejou'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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