Town Hall · Orthell

Orthell, ND town hall & government

Orthell spent $121,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $6,722 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Orthell's money goes

Spent
$121,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$6,722
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$117,00097%
Other
$4,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 91%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Orthell

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Orthell didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Grenora Public School District 99

Orthell's K–12 school district, shared with Alamo, Barr Butte, Blue Ridge, Bonetraill, Climax and Ellisville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,411
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
168
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 66%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $24,411 per pupil, $13,399 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.

Local

Contact Orthell's government

Town hall & decisions in Orthell →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Orthell

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

All of Orthell'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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