Town Hall · West Bay

West Bay, ND town hall & government

West Bay spent $23,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $434 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where West Bay's money goes

Spent
$23,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$434
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$17,00074%
Administration & buildings
$1,0004%
Other
$5,00022%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 76%
  • From the state 12%
  • Property taxes 12%

West Bay didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for West Bay

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. West Bay didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Minnewaukan Public School District 5

West Bay's K–12 school district, shared with Eldon, Minnewaukan, Riggin and Aurora. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$35,617
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
274
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 13%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 55%

Of the $35,617 per pupil, $26,577 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.

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Beyond town hall

Who represents West Bay

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

All of West Bay'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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