Town Hall · Pekin

Pekin, ND town hall & government

Pekin spent $101,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,603 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Pekin's money goes

Spent
$101,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,603
typical North Dakota cities: $1,909
Long-term debt
$152,000
$2,413 per resident
Sewer & trash
$22,00022%
Police
$17,00017%
Roads & transportation
$15,00015%
Water & other utilities
$12,00012%
Parks & libraries
$6,0006%
Administration & buildings
$5,0005%
Fire
$4,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,0002%
Interest on debt
$2,0002%
Health & welfare
$1,0001%
Other
$15,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 28%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Sales taxes 18%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • From the state 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Pekin

Full-time staff
0
1 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Dakota Prairie Public School District 1

Pekin's K–12 school district, shared with Aneta, Dayton, Field, Forde, Hamlin and Lee. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,837
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
288
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 35%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $20,837 per pupil, $10,674 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 Pekin's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Pekin

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

All of Pekin'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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