Town Hall · La Bolt

La Bolt, SD town hall & government

La Bolt spent $33,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $493 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where La Bolt's money goes

Spent
$33,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$493
typical South Dakota cities: $2,121
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$12,00036%
Fire
$5,00015%
Roads & transportation
$5,00015%
Other
$11,00033%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • Interest, fines & other 23%
  • From the state 19%
  • Sales taxes 18%
Town workforce

Who works for La Bolt

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 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

Milbank School District 25-4

La Bolt's K–12 school district, shared with Adams, Alban, Albee, Grant Center, Melrose and Milbank. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,617
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
1,014
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 31%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $13,617 per pupil, $7,948 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 La Bolt pay

Typical tax bill
$950
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724
Effective rate
1.46%
of home value · South Dakota 1.06%
Typical home value
$65,000
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 La Bolt's government

Town hall & decisions in La Bolt →

Beyond town hall

Who represents La Bolt

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

All of La Bolt'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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