Town Hall · Blackpipe

Blackpipe, SD town hall & government

Blackpipe spent $40,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $678 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Blackpipe's money goes

Spent
$40,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$678
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$40,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

White River School District 47-1

Blackpipe's K–12 school district, shared with Bad Nation, Butte, Cody, Fairview, Mosher and New Surprise Valley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,538
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
416
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 13%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 59%

Of the $17,538 per pupil, $9,702 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 Blackpipe

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

All of Blackpipe'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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