Town Hall · Svea

Svea, MN town hall & government

Svea spent $77,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,711 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Svea's money goes

Spent
$77,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,711
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$67,00087%
Fire
$5,0006%
Administration & buildings
$2,0003%
Health & welfare
$2,0003%
Other
$1,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 80%
  • From the state 20%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Svea collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Svea

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

Kittson Central School District

Svea's K–12 school district, shared with Donaldson, Hallock, Hallock, Hill, Humboldt and Kennedy. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,581
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
241
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $20,581 per pupil, $13,083 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 Svea's government

Town hall & decisions in Svea →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Svea

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

All of Svea'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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