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How Grandfield is run

Grandfield spent $26,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,300 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)

Town budget
$26,000
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,300
a year
Long-term debt
None
at year end
Town staff
0
full-time · 4 part-time

What stands out about how Grandfield is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · The school district

New Rockford-Sheyenne Public School District 2

Grandfield’s K–12 school district, shared with Bush, Gates, Munster, New Rockford, New Rockford and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Grandfield →
$13,402
per pupil · ND $16,642
341
students
$2.4 million
long-term debt

Of the $13,402 per pupil, $6,982 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 37%State 55%Federal 8%

North Dakota districts overall: 40% local, 46% state, 14% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Grandfield

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Grandfield yet. Neighbors can add them.

Your share of the budget

About $1,300 per resident a year, or $3.56 a day

The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 85% of spending.

Where the money comes from
From the state 67%Property taxes 33%
An estimate

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

Who works for Grandfield

0 full-time staff

On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 4 pt
0
full-time
4
part-time

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Next door

How Grandfield’s budget compares

Grandfield ranks 5th lowest of 5 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.

Spends the leastSpends the mostNo figures
TownSpent per residentDebt per residentTax bill
Oberon$375—$1,000
Munster$640—$600
Gates$650——
Valhalla$722——
Grandfield$1,300——

The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.

Who represents Grandfield

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Grandfield.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    North Dakota HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    North Dakota SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of North Dakota

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Grandfield’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.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Grandfield is run?

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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 Grandfield, 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.

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