Great Bend, MN town hall & government
Great Bend spent $103,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $346 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Great Bend's government.
Where Great Bend's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 60%
- From the state 24%
- From the federal government 14%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Great Bend collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Great Bend
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Windom Public School District
Great Bend's K–12 school district, shared with Bingham Lake, Wilder, Windom, Christiania, Lakeside and Dale. 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 23%
- State 72%
- Federal 5%
Of the $15,728 per pupil, $9,446 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 Great Bend kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Great Bend 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 Great Bend's government
Who represents Great Bend
Great Bend 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.