Town Hall · Fortuna

Fortuna, ND town hall & government

Fortuna spent $94,000 in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,032 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Fortuna's money goes

Spent
$94,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,032
typical North Dakota cities: $2,864
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$37,00039%
Administration & buildings
$21,00022%
Roads & transportation
$15,00016%
Fire
$1,0001%
Sewer & trash
$1,0001%
Other
$19,00020%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 61%
  • From the state 24%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Property taxes 1%

Fortuna didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Fortuna

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Divide County Public School District 1

Fortuna's K–12 school district, shared with Ambrose, Ambrose, Blooming Prairie, Blooming Valley, Border and Burg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,986
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
365
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.3 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from North Dakota districts overall: 40% local, 46% state, 14% federal

  • Local 74%
  • State 18%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $19,986 per pupil, $11,753 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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Fortuna

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

All of Fortuna'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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