Town Hall · Agar

Agar, SD town hall & government

Agar spent $43,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $538 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Agar's money goes

Spent
$43,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$538
typical South Dakota cities: $2,121
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$16,00037%
Water & other utilities
$11,00026%
Administration & buildings
$8,00019%
Roads & transportation
$4,0009%
Parks & libraries
$4,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 48%
  • Property taxes 32%
  • Other taxes & licenses 17%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

Agar 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 Agar

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3

Agar's K–12 school district, shared with Blunt and Onida. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,869
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
229
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from South Dakota districts overall: 50% local, 31% state, 19% federal

  • Local 92%
  • State 3%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $19,869 per pupil, $10,943 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 Agar's government

Town hall & decisions in Agar →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Agar

Agar is represented in Congress by Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds and Representative Dusty Johnson. Larry Rhoden is governor.

All of Agar'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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