How Lightning Creek is run
Lightning Creek spent $50,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,381 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)
What stands out about how Lightning Creek is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
Hettinger Public School District 13
Lightning Creek’s K–12 school district, shared with Bucyrus, Cedar, Chandler, Clermont, Duck Creek and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,824 per pupil, $9,079 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.
North Dakota districts overall: 40% local, 46% state, 14% federal.
Scranton Public School District 33 · $19,671 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Who’s in charge in Lightning Creek
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Lightning Creek yet. Neighbors can add them.
About $2,381 per resident a year, or $6.52 a day
The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 96% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Lightning Creek didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
How Lightning Creek’s budget compares
Lightning Creek ranks 4th lowest of 4 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.
| Town | Spent per resident | Debt per resident | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Creek | $184 | — | — |
| Haley | $346 | — | — |
| Reeder | $1,543 | — | — |
| Lightning Creek | $2,381 | — | — |
The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Lightning Creek.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2North Dakota HouseState representatives
- 3North Dakota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of North Dakota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Lightning Creek’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.
Questions about how Lightning Creek is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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 Lightning Creek, 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.