Town Hall · Clay

Clay, ND town hall & government

Clay spent $36,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,029 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Clay's money goes

Spent
$36,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,029
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$33,00092%
Administration & buildings
$1,0003%
Other
$2,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 56%
  • Property taxes 44%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Clay

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Clay didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood Public School District 1

Clay's K–12 school district, shared with Antler, Brandon, Colquhoun, Cut Bank, Eden Valley and Grano. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,832
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
315
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 49%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $16,832 per pupil, $9,784 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 Clay's government

Town hall & decisions in Clay →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Clay

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

All of Clay'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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