Town Hall · Black Butte

Black Butte, ND town hall & government

Black Butte spent $105,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $2,500 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Black Butte's money goes

Spent
$105,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,500
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$84,00080%
Administration & buildings
$4,0004%
Paid to other governments
$1,0001%
Other
$16,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 97%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • From the state 1%

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mott-Regent Public School District 1

Black Butte's K–12 school district, shared with Acme, Beery, Brittian, Campbell, Cannon Ball and Castle Rock. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,152
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
231
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 48%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $17,152 per pupil, $8,082 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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Black Butte

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

All of Black Butte'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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