Town Hall · Waldo

Waldo, ND town hall & government

Waldo spent $39,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $398 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Waldo's money goes

Spent
$39,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$398
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$30,00077%
Administration & buildings
$1,0003%
Paid to other governments
$1,0003%
Other
$7,00018%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 55%
  • From the state 45%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Waldo collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Waldo

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Waldo didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hankinson Public School District 8

Waldo's K–12 school district, shared with Brightwood, Elma, Greendale, Hankinson, Mantador and Belford. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,193
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
243
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 47%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $16,193 per pupil, $9,070 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 Waldo's government

Town hall & decisions in Waldo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Waldo

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

All of Waldo'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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