Town Hall · Jamesville

Jamesville, SD town hall & government

Jamesville spent $42,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $181 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Jamesville's money goes

Spent
$42,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$181
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$40,00095%
Administration & buildings
$1,0002%
Other
$1,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 56%
  • Property taxes 44%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Jamesville

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
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. Jamesville didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Menno School District 33-2

Jamesville's K–12 school district, shared with Menno, Olivet, Sweet, Molan, Kassel and Wittenberg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,122
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
262
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 62%
  • State 26%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $17,122 per pupil, $10,580 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 Jamesville: Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3 ($15,072 per pupil) · Scotland School District 04-3 ($14,465 per pupil) · Yankton School District 63-3 ($11,763 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Jamesville pay

Typical tax bill
$2,474
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724
Effective rate
1.12%
of home value · South Dakota 1.06%
Typical home value
$221,400
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 Jamesville's government

Town hall & decisions in Jamesville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Jamesville

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

All of Jamesville'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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