Town Hall · Clifton

Clifton, SD town hall & government

Clifton spent $39,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $310 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Clifton's money goes

Spent
$39,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$310
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$28,00072%
Administration & buildings
$1,0003%
Other
$10,00026%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 61%
  • Other taxes & licenses 39%
Town workforce

Who works for Clifton

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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Huron School District 02-2

Clifton's K–12 school district, shared with Clyde, Custer, Grant, Huron, Valley and Iowa. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,191
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
2,935
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $13,191 per pupil, $7,588 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

Contact Clifton's government

Town hall & decisions in Clifton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Clifton

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

All of Clifton'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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