Town Hall · Dodds

Dodds, ND town hall & government

Dodds spent $51,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,308 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Dodds's money goes

Spent
$51,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,308
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$43,00084%
Administration & buildings
$6,00012%
Paid to other governments
$1,0002%
Other
$1,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 86%
  • From the state 12%
  • Property taxes 2%

Dodds 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

Lakota Public School District 66

Dodds's K–12 school district, shared with Brocket, Clara, 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Dodds pay

Typical tax bill
$1,194
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468

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 Dodds

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

All of Dodds'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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