Town Hall · Grenville

Grenville, SD town hall & government

Grenville spent $370,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $7,400 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Grenville's money goes

Spent
$370,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$7,400
typical South Dakota cities: $2,121
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$63,00017%
Water & other utilities
$14,0004%
Roads & transportation
$5,0001%
Sewer & trash
$3,0001%
Parks & libraries
$2,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$281,00076%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 80%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • From the state 3%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Grenville 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 Grenville

Full-time staff
0
3 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 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

Webster School District 18-5

Grenville's K–12 school district, shared with Highland, Racine, Rusk, Wallace, Webster and Webster. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,995
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
548
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 72%
  • State 18%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $11,995 per pupil, $6,898 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 Grenville: Langford School District 45-5 ($14,231 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Grenville pay

Typical tax bill
$450
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724
Effective rate
1.09%
of home value · South Dakota 1.06%
Typical home value
$41,400
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 Grenville's government

Town hall & decisions in Grenville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Grenville

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

All of Grenville'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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