Town Hall · Prairie Centre

Prairie Centre, ND town hall & government

Prairie Centre spent $36,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $367 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Prairie Centre's money goes

Spent
$36,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$367
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$32,00089%
Administration & buildings
$3,0008%
Other
$1,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 52%
  • Property taxes 48%
Town workforce

Who works for Prairie Centre

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 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

Park River Area Public School District 8

Prairie Centre's K–12 school district, shared with Adams, Adams, Kensington, Park River, Pisek and Vesta. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,372
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
476
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $12,372 per pupil, $7,389 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 Prairie Centre: Minto Public School District 20 ($13,090 per pupil) · Grafton Public School District 18 ($12,077 per pupil).

Local

Contact Prairie Centre's government

Town hall & decisions in Prairie Centre →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Prairie Centre

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

All of Prairie Centre'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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