Town Hall · Hesper

Hesper, ND town hall & government

Hesper spent $7,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $130 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hesper's money goes

Spent
$7,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$130
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$1,00014%
Roads & transportation
$1,00014%
Other
$5,00071%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 68%
  • From the state 32%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Hesper collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Maddock Public School District 9

Hesper's K–12 school district, shared with Albert, Arne, Esmond, Isabel, Maddock and North Viking. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,326
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
132
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 44%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $20,326 per pupil, $9,311 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

Contact Hesper's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Hesper

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

All of Hesper'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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