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Elliott, SD town hall & government

Elliott spent $2,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $21 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Elliott's money goes

Spent
$2,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$21
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$2,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 64%
  • Property taxes 36%
Town workforce

Who works for Elliott

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

Woonsocket School District 55-4

Elliott's K–12 school district, shared with Woonsocket, Woonsocket, Twin Lake, Silver Creek, Jackson and Warren. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,827
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
278
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $12,827 per pupil, $7,392 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 Elliott: Sanborn Central School District 55-5 ($16,335 per pupil) · Mount Vernon School District 17-3 ($14,372 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Elliott pay

Typical tax bill
$1,389
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 Elliott's government

Town hall & decisions in Elliott →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Elliott

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

All of Elliott'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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