Town Hall · Cathay

Cathay, ND town hall & government

Cathay spent $12,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $250 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cathay's money goes

Spent
$12,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$250
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$5,00042%
Administration & buildings
$3,00025%
Other
$4,00033%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 68%
  • Property taxes 32%
Schools · school year 2023–24

Fessenden-Bowdon Public School District 25

Cathay's K–12 school district, shared with Bowdon, Fessenden, Germantown, Haaland, Hamberg and Hamburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,533
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
195
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 46%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $16,533 per pupil, $8,636 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 Cathay: Carrington Public School District 49 ($13,250 per pupil).

Local

Contact Cathay's government

Town hall & decisions in Cathay →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cathay

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

All of Cathay'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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