Town Hall · Shetek

Shetek, MN town hall & government

Shetek spent $176,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $524 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Shetek's money goes

Spent
$176,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$524
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
$49,000
$146 per resident
Roads & transportation
$126,00072%
Administration & buildings
$16,0009%
Fire
$15,0009%
Health & welfare
$6,0003%
Interest on debt
$3,0002%
Other
$10,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 63%
  • From the state 22%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Shetek

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

Tracy Area Public School District

Shetek's K–12 school district, shared with Balaton, Currie, Custer, Garvin, Monroe and Skandia. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,969
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
688
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$25 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,969 per pupil, $8,471 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 Shetek pay

Typical tax bill
$2,284
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.71%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$322,900
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 Shetek's government

Town hall & decisions in Shetek →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Shetek

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

All of Shetek'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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