Chain Lakes, ND town hall & government
Chain Lakes spent $13,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,083 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Chain Lakes's government.
Where Chain Lakes's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 97%
- From the state 2%
- Property taxes 1%
Chain Lakes didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Chain Lakes
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
North Star School District
Chain Lakes's K–12 school district, shared with Atkins, Bisbee, Cando, Cando, Crocus and Egeland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from North Dakota districts overall: 40% local, 46% state, 14% federal
- Local 38%
- State 54%
- Federal 8%
Of the $14,077 per pupil, $8,549 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 Chain Lakes: Leeds Public School District 6 ($19,504 per pupil) · Starkweather Public School District 44 ($30,745 per pupil).
Which schools Chain Lakes kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Chain Lakes's government
Who represents Chain Lakes
Chain Lakes is represented in Congress by Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Representative Julie Fedorchak. Kelly Armstrong is governor.
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.