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Oak Grove, MN town hall & government

Oak Grove spent $6 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $666 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Oak Grove's money goes

Spent
$6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$666
typical Minnesota cities: $2,477
Long-term debt
$350,000
$39 per resident
Roads & transportation
$2.7 million44%
Administration & buildings
$832,00014%
Police
$731,00012%
Fire
$489,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$407,0007%
Sewer & trash
$375,0006%
Parks & libraries
$308,0005%
Water & other utilities
$228,0004%
Interest on debt
$7,000<1%
Housing & development
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 46%
  • From the state 17%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Utility sales 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Oak Grove

Full-time staff
8
48 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,400
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time32 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time16 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

St. Francis Area Schools

Oak Grove's K–12 school district, shared with Bethel, St. Francis, East Bethel, Stanford, Nowthen and Athens. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,837
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
4,236
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$75.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $13,837 per pupil, $8,514 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 Oak Grove: Anoka-Hennepin Public School District ($16,135 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Oak Grove pay

Typical tax bill
$3,003
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.71%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$423,300
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.

Local

Contact Oak Grove's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.oak-grove.mn.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Oak Grove →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Oak Grove

Oak Grove is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Tom Emmer. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Oak Grove'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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