Town Hall · Sartell

Sartell, MN town hall & government

Sartell spent $21.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,140 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sartell's money goes

Spent
$21.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,140
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$61.2 million
$3,209 per resident
Police
$4.4 million20%
Roads & transportation
$3.7 million17%
Water & other utilities
$3.4 million16%
Sewer & trash
$2.9 million13%
Interest on debt
$2 million9%
Fire
$1.8 million8%
Parks & libraries
$1.5 million7%
Administration & buildings
$571,0003%
Housing & development
$58,000<1%
Other
$1.3 million6%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 32%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Sartell

Full-time staff
54
56 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$100,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
22
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
25 full-time1 part
Fire
0 full-time44 part
Administration & buildings
10 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
13 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Sartell didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Sartell-St. Stephen School District

Sartell's K–12 school district, shared with St. Stephen, Le Sauk, St. Wendel and Brockway. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,911
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
4,046
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$75.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 73%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $13,911 per pupil, $9,164 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 Sartell: St. Cloud Public School District ($17,140 per pupil) · Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools ($14,571 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Sartell pay

Typical tax bill
$3,507
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.18%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$297,300
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 Sartell's government

🏛️ Official websitesartellmn.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Sartell →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sartell

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

All of Sartell'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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