Town Hall · Grant Center

Grant Center, SD town hall & government

Grant Center spent $82,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $219 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Grant Center's money goes

Spent
$82,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$219
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$78,00095%
Administration & buildings
$3,0004%
Fire
$1,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 83%
  • Other taxes & licenses 17%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Grant Center

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

Milbank School District 25-4

Grant Center's K–12 school district, shared with Adams, Alban, Albee, La Bolt, Melrose and Milbank. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,617
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
1,014
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 31%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $13,617 per pupil, $7,948 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Grant Center pay

Typical tax bill
$1,964
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724
Effective rate
0.49%
of home value · South Dakota 1.06%
Typical home value
$402,500
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 Grant Center's government

Town hall & decisions in Grant Center →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Grant Center

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

All of Grant Center'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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