Town Hall · Pelican

Pelican, ND town hall & government

Pelican spent $87,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $2,351 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Pelican's money goes

Spent
$87,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,351
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$81,00093%
Administration & buildings
$3,0003%
Other
$3,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 85%
  • From the state 11%
  • Property taxes 4%

Pelican 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 Pelican

Full-time staff
0
3 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Devils Lake Public School District 1

Pelican's K–12 school district, shared with Crary, Creel, Devils Lake, Dry Lake, Grand Harbor and Minnewaukan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,334
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
1,769
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $15,334 per pupil, $8,648 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 Pelican: Minnewaukan Public School District 5 ($35,617 per pupil) · Leeds Public School District 6 ($19,504 per pupil).

Local

Contact Pelican's government

Town hall & decisions in Pelican →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pelican

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

All of Pelican'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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