Town Hall · Oshkosh

Oshkosh, ND town hall & government

Oshkosh spent $44,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $917 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Oshkosh's money goes

Spent
$44,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$917
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$41,00093%
Administration & buildings
$2,0005%
Other
$1,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 72%
  • Property taxes 28%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Oshkosh

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fessenden-Bowdon Public School District 25

Oshkosh's K–12 school district, shared with Bowdon, Fessenden, Germantown, Haaland, Hamberg and Hamburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,533
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
195
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 46%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $16,533 per pupil, $8,636 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 Oshkosh pay

Typical tax bill
$1,306
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 Oshkosh's government

Town hall & decisions in Oshkosh →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Oshkosh

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

All of Oshkosh'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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