Town Hall · Spring Prairie

Spring Prairie, MN town hall & government

Spring Prairie spent $71,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $183 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Spring Prairie's money goes

Spent
$71,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$183
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$38,00054%
Administration & buildings
$9,00013%
Fire
$7,00010%
Parks & libraries
$1,0001%
Other
$16,00023%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 31%
  • From the state 27%
  • From the federal government 26%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • Fees & charges 5%
Town workforce

Who works for Spring Prairie

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 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

Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton

Spring Prairie's K–12 school district, shared with Felton, Glyndon, Moland, Riverton, Morken and Flowing. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,020
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
1,586
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$41.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 75%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $13,020 per pupil, $7,607 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 Prairie: Hawley Public School District ($12,068 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Spring Prairie pay

Typical tax bill
$2,326
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.76%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$305,600
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 Prairie's government

Town hall & decisions in Spring Prairie →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Spring Prairie

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

All of Spring Prairie'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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