Town Hall · Deer Lake

Deer Lake, ND town hall & government

Deer Lake spent $52,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,926 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Deer Lake's money goes

Spent
$52,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,926
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$50,00096%
Administration & buildings
$1,0002%
Other
$1,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 98%
  • From the state 1%
  • Property taxes 1%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Deer Lake

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pingree-Buchanan Public School District 10

Deer Lake's K–12 school district, shared with Buchanan, Jim River Valley, Pingree, Pingree, Pipestem Valley and Plainview. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,831
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
166
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 36%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $17,831 per pupil, $10,675 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 Deer Lake: Medina Public School District 3 ($17,653 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Deer Lake pay

Typical tax bill
$800
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
0.71%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$112,500
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

Contact Deer Lake's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Deer Lake

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

All of Deer Lake'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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