Isabel, SD town hall & government
Isabel spent $430,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,867 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Isabel's government.
Where Isabel's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 32%
- Utility sales 21%
- Property taxes 15%
- Fees & charges 11%
- From the state 7%
- Interest, fines & other 7%
- From the federal government 4%
- Other taxes & licenses 4%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Isabel
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Timber Lake School District 20-3
Isabel's K–12 school district, shared with Ridgeland, Timber Lake and Pleasant Ridge. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from South Dakota districts overall: 50% local, 31% state, 19% federal
- Local 15%
- State 27%
- Federal 58%
Of the $19,846 per pupil, $10,131 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.
Which schools Isabel kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Isabel pay
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.
Contact Isabel's government
Who represents Isabel
Isabel is represented in Congress by Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds and Representative Dusty Johnson. Larry Rhoden is governor.
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.