Town Hall · James River Valley

James River Valley, ND town hall & government

James River Valley spent $21,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $553 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where James River Valley's money goes

Spent
$21,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$553
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$19,00090%
Administration & buildings
$1,0005%
Other
$1,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 95%
  • From the state 4%
  • Property taxes 1%

James River Valley 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 James River Valley

Full-time staff
0
3 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Oakes Public School District 41

James River Valley's K–12 school district, shared with Bear Creek, Clement, Denver, Divide, Hudson and Lovell. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,585
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
482
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$220,000
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $12,585 per pupil, $5,907 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.

Also serving James River Valley: LaMoure Public School District 8 ($17,747 per pupil).

Local

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Beyond town hall

Who represents James River Valley

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

All of James River Valley'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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