Clarkfield, MN town hall & government
Clarkfield spent $20.4 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $24,490 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Clarkfield's government.
Where Clarkfield's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 75%
- Property taxes 11%
- From the state 8%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- From other local governments 1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Clarkfield
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Yellow Medicine East
Clarkfield's K–12 school district, shared with Echo, Friendship, Granite Falls, Hanley Falls, Hazel Run and Hazel Run. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal
- Local 25%
- State 67%
- Federal 8%
Of the $17,693 per pupil, $10,569 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 Clarkfield kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Clarkfield pay
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.
Contact Clarkfield's government
Who represents Clarkfield
Clarkfield is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Michelle Fischbach. Tim Walz 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.