Town Hall · Southbrook

Southbrook, MN town hall & government

Southbrook spent $47,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $603 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Southbrook's money goes

Spent
$47,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$603
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$27,00057%
Administration & buildings
$7,00015%
Fire
$6,00013%
Health & welfare
$1,0002%
Other
$6,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 51%
  • From the state 48%
  • From the federal government 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Southbrook collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Southbrook

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 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. Southbrook didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Heron Lake-Okabena School District

Southbrook's K–12 school district, shared with Heron Lake, Okabena, La Crosse, West Heron Lake, Weimer and Ewington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,300
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
290
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $17,300 per pupil, $10,972 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 Southbrook: Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools ($16,345 per pupil) · Fulda Public School District ($16,610 per pupil).

Local

Contact Southbrook's government

Town hall & decisions in Southbrook →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Southbrook

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

All of Southbrook'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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