Town Hall · Freshwater

Freshwater, ND town hall & government

Freshwater spent $56,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $709 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Freshwater's money goes

Spent
$56,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$709
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$45,00080%
Paid to other governments
$2,0004%
Other
$9,00016%

Where the money comes from

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

Freshwater 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 Freshwater

Full-time staff
0
15 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time15 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Devils Lake Public School District 1

Freshwater's K–12 school district, shared with Crary, Creel, Devils Lake, Dry Lake, Grand Harbor and Minnewaukan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,334
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
1,769
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $15,334 per pupil, $8,648 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.

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Freshwater

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

All of Freshwater'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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