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How Quiring is run

Quiring spent $13,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $188 per resident.

Town budget
$13,000
spent, year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$188
Below typical Minnesota towns ($269)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
Typical tax bill
$1,958
a year · MN $3,357

What stands out about how Quiring is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $188 per resident a year, or $0.52 a day

The biggest line: fire, at 15% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 75%From other local governments 25%
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,958 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Minnesota$3,357
Quiring$1,958
O'Brien$1,643
Cormant$1,375
Woodrow$1,250
Battle$1,125
$1,958
typical bill a year
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Quiring’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

The school district

Kelliher Public School District

Quiring’s K–12 school district, shared with Kelliher, Kelliher, Shotley, Waskish, Woodrow and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Quiring →
$21,024
per pupil · MN $17,091
328
students
$4.8 million
long-term debt

Of the $21,024 per pupil, $11,991 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 14%State 66%Federal 19%

Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal.

Also serving Quiring

Blackduck Public School District · $14,893 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Quiring

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Quiring yet. Neighbors can add them.

Next door

How Quiring’s budget compares

Quiring ranks 3rd lowest of 5 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.

Spends the leastSpends the mostNo figures
TownSpent per residentDebt per residentTax bill
Battle$20—$1,125
Cormant$101—$1,375
Quiring$188—$1,958
Woodrow$347—$1,250
O'Brien$702—$1,643

The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.

Who represents Quiring

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Quiring.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Minnesota HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Minnesota SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Minnesota

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Quiring’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Quiring is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Quiring get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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