Town Hall · Hopper

Hopper, SD town hall & government

Hopper spent $32,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $386 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hopper's money goes

Spent
$32,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$386
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$31,00097%
Fire
$1,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 91%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Sales taxes 3%
Schools · school year 2023–24

Plankinton School District 01-1

Hopper's K–12 school district, shared with Belford, Firesteel, Plankinton, Plankinton, Palatine and Bristol. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,296
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
297
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $16,296 per pupil, $11,333 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 Hopper pay

Typical tax bill
$1,458
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724
Effective rate
0.34%
of home value · South Dakota 1.06%
Typical home value
$430,000
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 Hopper's government

Town hall & decisions in Hopper →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hopper

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

All of Hopper'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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