Town Hall · Shieldsville

Shieldsville, MN town hall & government

Shieldsville spent $212,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $179 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Shieldsville's money goes

Spent
$212,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$179
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$116,00055%
Fire
$37,00017%
Administration & buildings
$21,00010%
Other
$38,00018%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 64%
  • From the federal government 19%
  • From the state 12%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Shieldsville 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 Shieldsville

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 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

Tri-City United School District

Shieldsville's K–12 school district, shared with Heidelberg, Le Center, Lexington, Montgomery, Montgomery and Erin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,049
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
1,910
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$74 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $14,049 per pupil, $8,836 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 Shieldsville: Faribault Public School District ($19,745 per pupil) · Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Public School District ($14,033 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Shieldsville pay

Typical tax bill
$2,854
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.69%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$414,800
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 Shieldsville's government

Town hall & decisions in Shieldsville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Shieldsville

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

All of Shieldsville'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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