Town Hall · Round Prairie

Round Prairie, MN town hall & government

Round Prairie spent $155,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $216 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Round Prairie's money goes

Spent
$155,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$216
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$85,00055%
Sewer & trash
$26,00017%
Administration & buildings
$20,00013%
Fire
$19,00012%
Other
$5,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 68%
  • From the state 17%
  • From the federal government 15%
  • Fees & charges <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Round Prairie 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 Round Prairie

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

Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District

Round Prairie's K–12 school district, shared with Burtrum, Grey Eagle, Long Prairie, Long Prairie, Reynolds and Grey Eagle. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,805
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
984
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $15,805 per pupil, $9,938 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 Round Prairie pay

Typical tax bill
$2,188
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$230,000
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 Round Prairie's government

Town hall & decisions in Round Prairie →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Round Prairie

Round Prairie is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Michelle Fischbach. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Round Prairie'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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