Town Hall · Dell Rapids

Dell Rapids, SD town hall & government

Dell Rapids spent $258,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $467 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dell Rapids's money goes

Spent
$258,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$467
spending per person
Long-term debt
$81,000
$146 per resident
Roads & transportation
$99,00038%
Health & welfare
$5,0002%
Fire
$3,0001%
Other
$151,00059%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 61%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Dell Rapids

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Dell Rapids School District 49-3

Dell Rapids's K–12 school district, shared with Dell Rapids, Logan, Enterprise, Burk, Alliance and Lynn. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,212
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
973
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 34%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $11,212 per pupil, $6,388 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 Dell Rapids: Baltic School District 49-1 ($11,805 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Dell Rapids pay

Typical tax bill
$3,982
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724
Effective rate
1.02%
of home value · South Dakota 1.06%
Typical home value
$390,900
owner-occupied

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 Dell Rapids's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofdellrapids.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Dell Rapids →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dell Rapids

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

All of Dell Rapids'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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