Town Hall · Black Loam

Black Loam, ND town hall & government

Black Loam spent $51,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,186 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Black Loam's money goes

Spent
$51,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,186
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$46,00090%
Administration & buildings
$2,0004%
Fire
$1,0002%
Paid to other governments
$1,0002%
Other
$1,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 52%
  • Property taxes 48%
Town workforce

Who works for Black Loam

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 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

LaMoure Public School District 8

Black Loam's K–12 school district, shared with Berlin, Dean, Grand Rapids, Greenville, LaMoure and Pearl Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,747
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
281
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$130,000
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $17,747 per pupil, $8,623 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.

Also serving Black Loam: Litchville-Marion Public School District 46 ($23,475 per pupil).

Local

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Black Loam

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

All of Black Loam'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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