Town Hall · Long Lake

Long Lake, SD town hall & government

Long Lake spent $25,000 in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,042 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Long Lake's money goes

Spent
$25,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$1,042
typical South Dakota cities: $2,773
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$10,00040%
Water & other utilities
$8,00032%
Sewer & trash
$4,00016%
Administration & buildings
$3,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 36%
  • Utility sales 30%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Long Lake

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
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

Leola School District 44-2

Long Lake's K–12 school district, shared with Carl, Hoffman, Leola, Wachter, Wacker and Weber. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,833
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
210
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 66%
  • State 26%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $17,833 per pupil, $10,190 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

Contact Long Lake's government

Town hall & decisions in Long Lake →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Long Lake

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

All of Long Lake'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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