Town Hall · McKenzie

McKenzie, ND town hall & government

McKenzie spent $29,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $315 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where McKenzie's money goes

Spent
$29,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$315
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$22,00076%
Administration & buildings
$3,00010%
Paid to other governments
$1,0003%
Other
$3,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 93%
  • From the state 4%
  • Property taxes 3%

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

Town workforce

Who works for McKenzie

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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Sterling Public School District 35

McKenzie's elementary school district, shared with Sterling, Taft, Christiania, Thelma, Sibley Butte and Driscoll. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$26,905
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
21
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 78%
  • State 12%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $26,905 per pupil, $15,429 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 McKenzie: Menoken Public School District 33 ($15,327 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in McKenzie pay

Typical tax bill
$1,139
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact McKenzie's government

Town hall & decisions in McKenzie →

Beyond town hall

Who represents McKenzie

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

All of McKenzie'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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