Columbia, ND town hall & government
Columbia spent $13,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $433 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Columbia's government.
Where Columbia's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 66%
- Property taxes 34%
New Rockford-Sheyenne Public School District 2
Columbia's K–12 school district, shared with Bush, Gates, Grandfield, Munster, New Rockford and New Rockford. 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 37%
- State 55%
- Federal 8%
Of the $13,402 per pupil, $6,982 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 Columbia: Midkota Public School District 7 ($20,215 per pupil).
Which schools Columbia kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Columbia's government
Who represents Columbia
Columbia 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.