Town Hall · Shell Rock

Shell Rock, MN town hall & government

Shell Rock spent $117,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $281 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Shell Rock's money goes

Spent
$117,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$281
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$77,00066%
Fire
$21,00018%
Administration & buildings
$13,00011%
Other
$6,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 78%
  • From the state 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Shell Rock

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 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

Glenville-Emmons School District

Shell Rock's K–12 school district, shared with Emmons, Glenville, Myrtle, Nunda, Freeman and London. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,531
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
224
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $20,531 per pupil, $12,670 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 Shell Rock pay

Typical tax bill
$1,795
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.74%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$243,800
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Shell Rock's government

Town hall & decisions in Shell Rock →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Shell Rock

Shell Rock is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Brad Finstad. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Shell Rock'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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