Town Hall · Canova

Canova, SD town hall & government

Canova spent $197,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,990 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Canova's money goes

Spent
$197,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,990
typical South Dakota cities: $2,121
Long-term debt
$86,000
$869 per resident
Water & other utilities
$87,00044%
Sewer & trash
$24,00012%
Roads & transportation
$24,00012%
Administration & buildings
$21,00011%
Parks & libraries
$12,0006%
Fire
$8,0004%
Interest on debt
$4,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,0001%
Other
$16,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 31%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Canova

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Howard School District 48-3

Canova's K–12 school district, shared with Adams, Canova, Carthage, Carthage, Clearwater and Grafton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,652
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
328
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 74%
  • State 13%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $14,652 per pupil, $8,095 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 Canova pay

Typical tax bill
$814
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724

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 Canova's government

Town hall & decisions in Canova →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Canova

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

All of Canova'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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