Town Hall · Grant

Grant, SD town hall & government

Grant spent $66,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $478 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Grant's money goes

Spent
$66,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$478
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$57,00086%
Fire
$4,0006%
Administration & buildings
$3,0005%
Paid to other governments
$1,0002%
Other
$1,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 97%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Grant collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Grant

Full-time staff
3
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,000
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
3
on the town payroll
Fire
3 full-time
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

Canistota School District 43-1

Grant's K–12 school district, shared with Canistota, Canistota, Spring Valley and Greenland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,202
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
312
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $14,202 per pupil, $8,096 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 Grant: Marion School District 60-3 ($16,198 per pupil) · Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3 ($13,596 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Grant pay

Typical tax bill
$2,587
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 Grant's government

Town hall & decisions in Grant →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Grant

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

All of Grant'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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