Town Hall · Shakopee

Shakopee, MN town hall & government

Shakopee spent $70.9 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,550 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Shakopee's money goes

Spent
$70.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,550
typical Minnesota cities: $2,521
Long-term debt
$44 million
$961 per resident
Roads & transportation
$17.9 million25%
Police
$11 million15%
Sewer & trash
$8.5 million12%
Parks & libraries
$8 million11%
Administration & buildings
$8 million11%
Fire
$3.6 million5%
Interest on debt
$1.8 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.7 million2%
Other
$10.5 million15%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 35%
  • Interest, fines & other 19%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 13%
  • From the state 11%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Shakopee

Full-time staff
199
145 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$106,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
52
and 10 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
31 full-time74 part
Police
64 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
32 full-time
Fire
14 full-time22 part
Roads & transportation
22 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
9 full-time20 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Other
23 full-time26 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Shakopee Public School District

Shakopee's K–12 school district, shared with Jackson and Louisville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,217
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
7,678
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$128.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $15,217 per pupil, $9,901 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 Shakopee: Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District ($19,166 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Shakopee pay

Typical tax bill
$3,700
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.99%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$374,800
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 Shakopee's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.shakopee.mn.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Shakopee →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Shakopee

Shakopee is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Angie Craig. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Shakopee'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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