Town Hall · Belle Prairie

Belle Prairie, SD town hall & government

Belle Prairie spent $44,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $846 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Belle Prairie's money goes

Spent
$44,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$846
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$39,00089%
Administration & buildings
$2,0005%
Other
$3,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 50%
  • Property taxes 50%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Belle Prairie

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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Iroquois School District 02-3

Belle Prairie's K–12 school district, shared with Banner, Cavour, Foster, Iroquois, Iroquois and Logan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,649
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
222
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 64%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $15,649 per pupil, $8,784 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 Belle Prairie pay

Typical tax bill
$1,250
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724
Effective rate
0.36%
of home value · South Dakota 1.06%
Typical home value
$350,000
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 Belle Prairie's government

Town hall & decisions in Belle Prairie →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Belle Prairie

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

All of Belle Prairie'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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