Penn, MN town hall & government
Penn spent $97,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $317 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Penn's government.
Where Penn's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 70%
- From the state 19%
- From the federal government 10%
- Fees & charges 1%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Penn collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Penn
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Penn didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
G.F.W.
Penn's K–12 school district, shared with Bismarck, Cairo, Cornish, Fairfax, Gibbon and Moltke. 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 31%
- State 59%
- Federal 10%
Of the $17,774 per pupil, $11,773 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 Penn: Glencoe-Silver Lake School District ($14,505 per pupil).
Which schools Penn kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Penn 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 Penn's government
Who represents Penn
Penn 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.