Town Hall · Kent

Kent, ND town hall & government

Kent spent $111,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,964 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Kent's money goes

Spent
$111,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,964
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$89,00080%
Other
$22,00020%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 95%
  • From the state 4%
  • Property taxes 2%

Kent 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 Kent

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Kent 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

Kent'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 Kent: Ellendale Public School District 40 ($15,191 per pupil).

Local

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Kent

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

All of Kent'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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