Town Hall · Squaw Lake

Squaw Lake, MN town hall & government

Squaw Lake spent $110,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,038 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Squaw Lake's money goes

Spent
$110,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,038
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$93,000
$877 per resident
Fire
$59,00054%
Administration & buildings
$25,00023%
Roads & transportation
$4,0004%
Sewer & trash
$4,0004%
Interest on debt
$4,0004%
Parks & libraries
$1,0001%
Other
$13,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 44%
  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Squaw Lake

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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Grand Rapids Public School District

Squaw Lake's K–12 school district, shared with Alvwood, Arbo, Ardenhurst, Bearville, Bigfork and Bigfork. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,971
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
4,024
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$95.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $14,971 per pupil, $10,126 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.

Local

Contact Squaw Lake's government

Town hall & decisions in Squaw Lake →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Squaw Lake

Squaw Lake is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Pete Stauber. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Squaw Lake'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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