Ops, ND town hall & government
Ops spent $15,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $268 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Ops's government.
Where Ops's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 41%
- Property taxes 38%
- From the state 21%
Who works for Ops
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Ops didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Midway Public School District 128
Ops's K–12 school district, shared with Ardoch, Forest River, Gilby, Gilby, Inkster and Johnstown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from North Dakota districts overall: 40% local, 46% state, 14% federal
- Local 36%
- State 54%
- Federal 10%
Of the $18,348 per pupil, $10,092 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 Ops: Park River Area Public School District 8 ($12,372 per pupil) · Minto Public School District 20 ($13,090 per pupil) · Fordville-Lankin Public School District 5 ($25,964 per pupil).
Which schools Ops kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Ops pay
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.
Contact Ops's government
Who represents Ops
Ops is represented in Congress by Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Representative Julie Fedorchak. Kelly Armstrong is governor.
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.