Town Hall · Summit

Summit, ND town hall & government

Summit spent $150,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $718 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Summit's money goes

Spent
$150,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$718
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$146,00097%
Administration & buildings
$2,0001%
Other
$2,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 62%
  • From the state 38%
Town workforce

Who works for Summit

Full-time staff
1
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$600
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

Wahpeton Public School District 37

Summit's K–12 school district, shared with Center, Dwight, Dwight, Great Bend, Mooreton and Mooreton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,328
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
1,209
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $14,328 per pupil, $8,500 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 Summit pay

Typical tax bill
$2,726
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
1.58%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$172,400
owner-occupied

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 Summit's government

Town hall & decisions in Summit →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Summit

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

All of Summit'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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