Town Hall · Eckles

Eckles, MN town hall & government

Eckles spent $509,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $336 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Eckles's money goes

Spent
$509,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$336
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
$143,000
$94 per resident
Roads & transportation
$385,00076%
Fire
$72,00014%
Administration & buildings
$25,0005%
Interest on debt
$7,0001%
Sewer & trash
$1,000<1%
Other
$19,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 77%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the state 5%
  • Fees & charges <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Eckles 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 Eckles

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 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

Bemidji Public School District

Eckles's K–12 school district, shared with Alaska, Bemidji, Bemidji, Buzzle, Durand and Fern. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,715
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
4,812
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$36 million
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $15,715 per pupil, $9,993 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 Eckles pay

Typical tax bill
$2,240
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.99%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$227,400
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 Eckles's government

Town hall & decisions in Eckles →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Eckles

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

All of Eckles'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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