Town Hall · St. Francis

St. Francis, MN town hall & government

St. Francis spent $11.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,376 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where St. Francis's money goes

Spent
$11.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,376
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$23.1 million
$2,858 per resident
Police
$2.1 million19%
Sewer & trash
$1.7 million15%
Water & other utilities
$1.4 million13%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million10%
Administration & buildings
$973,0009%
Fire
$952,0009%
Interest on debt
$579,0005%
Parks & libraries
$543,0005%
Housing & development
$354,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$154,0001%
Other
$1.2 million11%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 40%
  • Property taxes 34%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for St. Francis

Full-time staff
38
35 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$96,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
12
and 2 full-time firefighters
Fire
2 full-time25 part
Police
14 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time
Housing & development
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Other
5 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

St. Francis Area Schools

St. Francis's K–12 school district, shared with Bethel, Oak Grove, East Bethel, Stanford, Nowthen and Athens. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,837
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
4,236
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$75.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $13,837 per pupil, $8,514 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 St. Francis pay

Typical tax bill
$2,708
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.83%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$327,600
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.

Local

Contact St. Francis's government

🏛️ Official websitestfrancismn.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in St. Francis →

Beyond town hall

Who represents St. Francis

St. Francis is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representatives Tom Emmer and Pete Stauber. Tim Walz is governor.

All of St. Francis'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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