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Border, ND town hall & government

Border spent $104,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $4,952 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Border's money goes

Spent
$104,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$4,952
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$12,00012%
Paid to other governments
$1,0001%
Other
$91,00088%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 53%
  • From the state 47%
Town workforce

Who works for Border

Full-time staff
4
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
4 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

Divide County Public School District 1

Border's K–12 school district, shared with Ambrose, Ambrose, Blooming Prairie, Blooming Valley, Burg and Coalfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,986
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
365
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 74%
  • State 18%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $19,986 per pupil, $11,753 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 Border's government

Town hall & decisions in Border →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Border

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

All of Border'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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