Taft, ND town hall & government
Taft spent $22,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $667 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Taft's government.
Where Taft's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 49%
- Interest, fines & other 46%
- Property taxes 5%
Taft didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Taft
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Sterling Public School District 35
Taft's elementary school district, shared with Sterling, Christiania, Thelma, McKenzie, Sibley Butte and Driscoll. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from North Dakota districts overall: 40% local, 46% state, 14% federal
- Local 78%
- State 12%
- Federal 9%
Of the $26,905 per pupil, $15,429 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.
Which schools Taft kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Taft's government
Who represents Taft
Taft is represented in Congress by Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Representative Julie Fedorchak. Kelly Armstrong is governor.
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.