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Sentinel, ND town hall & government

Sentinel spent $63,000 in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,000 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sentinel's money goes

Spent
$63,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$1,000
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$41,00065%
Paid to other governments
$14,00022%
Administration & buildings
$1,0002%
Other
$7,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 90%
  • Property taxes 10%
Town workforce

Who works for Sentinel

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 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'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.

Local

Contact Sentinel's government

Town hall & decisions in Sentinel →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sentinel

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

All of Sentinel'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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