Collinwood, MN town hall & government
Collinwood spent $336,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $298 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Collinwood's government.
Where Collinwood's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 53%
- From the state 29%
- From the federal government 13%
- From other local governments 2%
- Fees & charges 2%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
- Sales taxes <1%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Collinwood collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Collinwood
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Collinwood didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Dassel-Cokato Public School District
Collinwood's K–12 school district, shared with Cokato, Cokato, Dassel, Dassel, Stockholm and French Lake. 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 71%
- Federal 4%
Of the $13,439 per pupil, $8,657 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 Collinwood: Hutchinson Public School District ($14,151 per pupil).
Which schools Collinwood kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Collinwood 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 Collinwood's government
Who represents Collinwood
Collinwood 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.