Town Hall · Peterson

Peterson, ND town hall & government

Peterson spent $29,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $853 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Peterson's money goes

Spent
$29,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$853
spending per person
Long-term debt
$11,000
$324 per resident
Roads & transportation
$18,00062%
Paid to other governments
$5,00017%
Other
$6,00021%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 57%
  • From the state 35%
  • Property taxes 8%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Peterson

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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Medina Public School District 3

Peterson's K–12 school district, shared with Chicago, Cleveland, Flint, Iosco, Medina and St. Paul. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,653
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
202
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 32%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $17,653 per pupil, $9,777 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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Peterson

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

All of Peterson'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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