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Spring Lake Park, MN town hall & government

Spring Lake Park spent $6.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $932 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Spring Lake Park's money goes

Spent
$6.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$932
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
$357 per resident
Police
$2 million31%
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million17%
Administration & buildings
$793,00012%
Parks & libraries
$685,00011%
Water & other utilities
$625,00010%
Fire
$291,0005%
Roads & transportation
$274,0004%
Paid to other governments
$246,0004%
Interest on debt
$140,0002%
Other
$286,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 55%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • From the state 11%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Spring Lake Park

Full-time staff
37
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
14 full-time
Administration & buildings
9 full-time
Parks & libraries
4 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Fire
1 full-time
Other
2 full-time

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 Lake Park Public Schools

Spring Lake Park's K–12 school district, shared with Blaine. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,711
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
6,140
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$85.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,711 per pupil, $8,635 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 Spring Lake Park: Mounds View Public School District ($16,097 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Spring Lake Park pay

Typical tax bill
$2,933
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.01%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$290,100
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.

Local

Contact Spring Lake Park's government

🏛️ Official websiteslpmn.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Spring Lake Park →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Spring Lake Park

Spring Lake Park is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representatives Ilhan Omar and Betty McCollum. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Spring Lake Park'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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