Town Hall · Chance

Chance, SD town hall & government

Chance spent $14,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $368 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Chance's money goes

Spent
$14,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$368
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$14,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 60%
  • From the state 40%

Chance 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

Bison School District 52-1

Chance's K–12 school district, shared with Ada, Antelope, Beck-Highland, Bison, Bison and Cash. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,358
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
137
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 63%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $17,358 per pupil, $9,759 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.

Also serving Chance: Lemmon School District 52-4 ($13,432 per pupil).

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Chance

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

All of Chance'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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