Town Hall · Brevator

Brevator, MN town hall & government

Brevator spent $107,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $84 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Brevator's money goes

Spent
$107,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$84
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$75,00070%
Administration & buildings
$16,00015%
Fire
$5,0005%
Other
$11,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 60%
  • From the federal government 24%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the state 7%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Brevator collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Brevator

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Cloquet Public School District

Brevator's K–12 school district, shared with Scanlon, Cloquet and Perch Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,897
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
2,598
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$55.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $15,897 per pupil, $11,157 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 Brevator: St. Louis County School District ($19,087 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Brevator pay

Typical tax bill
$2,522
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.04%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$242,500
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 Brevator's government

Town hall & decisions in Brevator →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Brevator

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

All of Brevator'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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