Town Hall · De Groat

De Groat, ND town hall & government

De Groat spent $16,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $762 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where De Groat's money goes

Spent
$16,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$762
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$12,00075%
Paid to other governments
$1,0006%
Other
$3,00019%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 67%
  • From the state 33%

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Starkweather Public School District 44

De Groat's K–12 school district, shared with Hammer, Hampden, Klingstrup, Royal, Starkweather and Sullivan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$30,745
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
47
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 43%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $30,745 per pupil, $16,787 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 De Groat: Devils Lake Public School District 1 ($15,334 per pupil) · Leeds Public School District 6 ($19,504 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in De Groat pay

Typical tax bill
$471
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
1.48%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$31,800
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

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Beyond town hall

Who represents De Groat

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

All of De Groat'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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