Town Hall · Carpenter

Carpenter, ND town hall & government

Carpenter spent $40,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $800 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Carpenter's money goes

Spent
$40,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$800
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$36,00090%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,0003%
Other
$3,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 53%
  • From the state 45%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hope-Page Public School District 85

Carpenter's K–12 school district, shared with Ayr, Colgate, Hope, Hugo, Luverne and Melrose. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,228
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
167
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $23,228 per pupil, $11,569 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 Carpenter's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Carpenter

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

All of Carpenter'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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