Town Hall · Belle

Belle, SD town hall & government

Belle spent $30,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $208 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Belle's money goes

Spent
$30,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$208
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Other
$30,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 100%
Schools · school year 2023–24

Ipswich School District 22-6

Belle's K–12 school district, shared with Cortlandt, Fountain, Harmony, Ipswich, Ipswich and Liberty. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,149
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
430
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 76%
  • State 15%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $12,149 per pupil, $7,414 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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Belle

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

All of Belle'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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