Town Hall · Sletten

Sletten, MN town hall & government

Sletten spent $105,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $587 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sletten's money goes

Spent
$105,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$587
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$72,00069%
Administration & buildings
$17,00016%
Fire
$6,0006%
Sewer & trash
$1,0001%
Other
$9,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 67%
  • From the state 32%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Sletten

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Sletten didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fosston Public School District

Sletten's K–12 school district, shared with Columbia, Fosston, Gully, Island Lake, Lengby and Rosebud. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,175
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
618
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $16,175 per pupil, $10,560 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 Sletten: Win-E-Mac School District ($16,189 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Sletten pay

Typical tax bill
$1,588
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.82%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$192,900
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 Sletten's government

Town hall & decisions in Sletten →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sletten

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

All of Sletten'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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