Town Hall · Marlar

Marlar, SD town hall & government

Marlar spent $18,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,385 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Marlar's money goes

Spent
$18,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,385
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$17,00094%
Administration & buildings
$1,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 63%
  • Other taxes & licenses 38%
Town workforce

Who works for Marlar

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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wessington Springs School District 36-2

Marlar's K–12 school district, shared with Anina, Chery, Crow Lake, Crow, Elvira and Harmony. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,273
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
429
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 58%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $12,273 per pupil, $7,070 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 Marlar's government

Town hall & decisions in Marlar →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Marlar

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

All of Marlar'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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