Shooks, MN town hall & government
Shooks spent $48,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $271 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Shooks's government.
Where Shooks's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 53%
- Property taxes 25%
- From the state 12%
- From the federal government 10%
Kelliher Public School District
Shooks's K–12 school district, shared with Kelliher, Kelliher, Shotley, Waskish, Woodrow and Battle. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal
- Local 14%
- State 66%
- Federal 19%
Of the $21,024 per pupil, $11,991 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 Shooks: Blackduck Public School District ($14,893 per pupil).
Which schools Shooks kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Shooks pay
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.
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Who represents Shooks
Shooks is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Pete Stauber. Tim Walz is governor.
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.