Town Hall · Spring Grove

Spring Grove, MN town hall & government

Spring Grove spent $4.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,236 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Spring Grove's money goes

Spent
$4.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,236
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$3.3 million
$2,652 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.1 million52%
Parks & libraries
$414,00010%
Police
$333,0008%
Sewer & trash
$302,0007%
Administration & buildings
$285,0007%
Roads & transportation
$156,0004%
Interest on debt
$137,0003%
Fire
$50,0001%
Health & welfare
$8,000<1%
Other
$274,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 58%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • From the state 12%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Spring Grove

Full-time staff
8
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time5 part
Police
2 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part
Other
2 full-time6 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

Spring Grove School District

Spring Grove's K–12 school district, shared with Spring Grove, Black Hammer and Wilmington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,246
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
353
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 73%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $15,246 per pupil, $9,521 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 Spring Grove pay

Typical tax bill
$2,076
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.33%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$156,000
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 Spring Grove's government

🏛️ Official websitespringgrove.govoffice.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Spring Grove →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Spring Grove

Spring Grove is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Brad Finstad. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Spring Grove'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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