How Pretty Rock is run
Pretty Rock spent $12,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $1,000 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)
What stands out about how Pretty Rock is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
Elgin-New Leipzig Public School District 49
Pretty Rock’s K–12 school district, shared with Elgin, Elm, Howe, Leipzig, Minnie and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,637 per pupil, $9,275 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
North Dakota districts overall: 40% local, 46% state, 14% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Who’s in charge in Pretty Rock
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Pretty Rock yet. Neighbors can add them.
About $1,000 per resident a year, or $2.74 a day
The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 75% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Pretty Rock didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
How Pretty Rock’s budget compares
Town budgets across the town line. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.
| Town | Spent per resident | Debt per resident | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howe | $500 | — | — |
| Pretty Rock | $1,000 | $167 | — |
The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Pretty Rock.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2North Dakota HouseState representatives
- 3North Dakota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of North Dakota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Pretty Rock’s government
Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Questions about how Pretty Rock is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Pretty Rock, mostly the Bureau’s estimates). School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.