Town Hall · Clayton

Clayton, SD town hall & government

Clayton spent $36,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $396 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Clayton's money goes

Spent
$36,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$396
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$24,00067%
Administration & buildings
$3,0008%
Other
$9,00025%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 56%
  • From the state 44%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Clayton

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3

Clayton's K–12 school district, shared with Bridgewater, Bridgewater, Emery, Jefferson, Union and Taylor. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,596
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
342
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $13,596 per pupil, $7,246 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 Clayton: Freeman School District 33-1 ($14,182 per pupil) · Parkston School District 33-3 ($12,056 per pupil).

Local

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Clayton

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

All of Clayton'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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