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Spruce Hill, MN town hall & government

Spruce Hill spent $120,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $264 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Spruce Hill's money goes

Spent
$120,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$264
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$84,00070%
Fire
$17,00014%
Administration & buildings
$11,0009%
Other
$8,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 58%
  • From the state 20%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Spruce Hill 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 Spruce Hill

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. Spruce Hill didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Alexandria Public School District

Spruce Hill's K–12 school district, shared with Alexandria, Alexandria, Carlos, Carlos, Forada and Garfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,893
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
4,021
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$83.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,893 per pupil, $9,650 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 Spruce Hill: Parkers Prairie Public School District ($14,781 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Spruce Hill pay

Typical tax bill
$2,614
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.77%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$338,400
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 Spruce Hill's government

Town hall & decisions in Spruce Hill →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Spruce Hill

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

All of Spruce Hill'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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