Town Hall · Smelterville

Smelterville, ID town hall & government

Smelterville spent $220,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $354 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Smelterville's money goes

Spent
$220,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$354
typical Idaho cities: $1,169
Long-term debt
$1 million
$1,676 per resident
Administration & buildings
$125,00057%
Interest on debt
$34,00015%
Police
$22,00010%
Sewer & trash
$19,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$15,0007%
Parks & libraries
$5,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 53%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • From the federal government 17%
  • From the state 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Smelterville

Full-time staff
4
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 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

Kellogg Joint School District 391

Smelterville's K–12 school district, shared with Kellogg, Pinehurst and Wardner. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,346
Idaho: $11,119
Students
1,138
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Idaho districts overall: 21% local, 67% state, 12% federal

  • Local 26%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $13,346 per pupil, $7,183 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 Smelterville pay

Typical tax bill
$721
a year · Idaho typical $2,038
Effective rate
0.47%
of home value · Idaho 0.49%
Typical home value
$154,400
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 Smelterville's government

Town hall & decisions in Smelterville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Smelterville

Smelterville is represented in Congress by Senators Mike Crapo and James E. Risch and Representative Russ Fulcher. Brad Little is governor.

All of Smelterville'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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