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Sentinel Butte, ND town hall & government

Sentinel Butte spent $234,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,774 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Sentinel Butte's money goes

Spent
$234,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,774
typical North Dakota cities: $1,909
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$73,00031%
Water & other utilities
$63,00027%
Administration & buildings
$27,00012%
Roads & transportation
$13,0006%
Other
$58,00025%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 85%
  • From the state 10%
  • Utility sales 2%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Sentinel Butte 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 Sentinel Butte

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 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

Beach Public School District 3

Sentinel Butte's K–12 school district, shared with Beach, Beach, Delhi, Elk Creek, Henry and Pearl. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,801
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
286
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 40%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $19,801 per pupil, $10,619 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Sentinel Butte pay

Typical tax bill
$950
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Sentinel Butte's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Sentinel Butte

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

All of Sentinel Butte'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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