Town Hall · Clara

Clara, ND town hall & government

Clara spent $24,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,333 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Clara's money goes

Spent
$24,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,333
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$19,00079%
Administration & buildings
$3,00013%
Paid to other governments
$1,0004%
Other
$1,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 87%
  • From the state 11%
  • Property taxes 2%

Clara didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Clara

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 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

Lakota Public School District 66

Clara's K–12 school district, shared with Brocket, Dodds, Lakota, Lakota, Bartlett and Lillehoff. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,663
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
184
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 39%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $17,663 per pupil, $8,707 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 Clara's government

Town hall & decisions in Clara →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Clara

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

All of Clara'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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