Town Hall · Akra

Akra, ND town hall & government

Akra spent $48,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $229 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Akra's money goes

Spent
$48,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$229
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$43,00090%
Fire
$2,0004%
Administration & buildings
$2,0004%
Other
$1,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 80%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • From the state 9%

Akra didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Akra

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cavalier Public School District 6

Akra's K–12 school district, shared with Canton City (Hensel), Cavalier, Hamilton, Hamilton, Cavalier and Advance. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,662
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
399
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from North Dakota districts overall: 40% local, 46% state, 14% federal

  • Local 34%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $13,662 per pupil, $8,511 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 Akra pay

Typical tax bill
$1,665
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
0.65%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$257,200
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 Akra's government

Town hall & decisions in Akra →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Akra

Akra is represented in Congress by Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Representative Julie Fedorchak. Kelly Armstrong is governor.

All of Akra'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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