Town Hall · Rush Lake

Rush Lake, ND town hall & government

Rush Lake spent $13,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $371 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rush Lake's money goes

Spent
$13,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$371
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$7,00054%
Paid to other governments
$6,00046%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 45%
  • Property taxes 34%
  • From the state 21%
Schools · school year 2023–24

Rugby Public School District 5

Rush Lake's K–12 school district, shared with Balta, Balta, Elverum, Jefferson, Knox and Meyer. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,799
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
617
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $15,799 per pupil, $7,981 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 Rush Lake's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Rush Lake

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

All of Rush Lake'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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