Town Hall · North Prairie

North Prairie, ND town hall & government

North Prairie spent $20,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $196 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where North Prairie's money goes

Spent
$20,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$196
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$11,00055%
Paid to other governments
$6,00030%
Administration & buildings
$1,0005%
Other
$2,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 50%
  • Interest, fines & other 32%
  • From the state 18%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for North Prairie

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. North Prairie didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Velva Public School District 1

North Prairie's K–12 school district, shared with Bergen, Bjornson, Brown, Butte, Cottonwood Lake and Dogden. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,854
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
438
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$275,000
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,854 per pupil, $9,142 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in North Prairie pay

Typical tax bill
$730
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
0.24%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$308,800
owner-occupied

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 North Prairie's government

Town hall & decisions in North Prairie →

Beyond town hall

Who represents North Prairie

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

All of North Prairie'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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