Town Hall · Highland

Highland, SD town hall & government

Highland spent $27,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $466 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Highland's money goes

Spent
$27,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$466
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$20,00074%
Administration & buildings
$3,00011%
Fire
$2,0007%
Other
$2,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 53%
  • Property taxes 47%

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Webster School District 18-5

Highland's K–12 school district, shared with Racine, Rusk, Wallace, Webster, Webster and Morton. 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.

Local

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Highland

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

All of Highland'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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