How Francis is run
Francis spent $6,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $222 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)
What stands out about how Francis is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
Menoken Public School District 33
Francis’s elementary school district, shared with Boyd, Menoken, Telfer, McKenzie. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,327 per pupil, $7,891 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
North Dakota districts overall: 40% local, 46% state, 14% federal.
Wing Public School District 28 · $27,254 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Who’s in charge in Francis
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Francis yet. Neighbors can add them.
About $222 per resident a year, or $0.61 a day
The biggest line: paid to other governments, at 50% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Francis didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
0 full-time staff
On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).
By department full-time, plus part-time
Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Francis’s budget compares
Francis ranks 2nd lowest of 5 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.
| Town | Spent per resident | Debt per resident | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menoken | $72 | — | $2,067 |
| Francis | $222 | — | — |
| Naughton | $356 | — | — |
| Sibley Butte | $500 | — | — |
| Cromwell | $750 | — | — |
The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Francis.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2North Dakota HouseState representatives
- 3North Dakota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of North Dakota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Francis’s government
Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Questions about how Francis is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Francis, mostly the Bureau’s estimates). School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.