Town Hall · Scranton

Scranton, ND town hall & government

Scranton spent $86,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,229 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Scranton's money goes

Spent
$86,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,229
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$84,00098%
Administration & buildings
$1,0001%
Other
$1,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 76%
  • Property taxes 24%
Town workforce

Who works for Scranton

Full-time staff
1
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time3 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

Scranton Public School District 33

Scranton's K–12 school district, shared with Buena Vista, Fischbein, Gascoyne, Gascoyne, Goldfield and Haley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,671
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
140
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $19,671 per pupil, $10,914 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 Scranton's government

Town hall & decisions in Scranton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Scranton

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

All of Scranton'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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