Town Hall · Menno

Menno, SD town hall & government

Menno spent $1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,704 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Menno's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,704
typical South Dakota cities: $2,121
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
$3,772 per resident
Sewer & trash
$262,00025%
Administration & buildings
$149,00014%
Water & other utilities
$149,00014%
Roads & transportation
$144,00014%
Parks & libraries
$130,00012%
Police
$112,00011%
Health & welfare
$32,0003%
Housing & development
$25,0002%
Fire
$19,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5,000<1%
Other
$21,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 26%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%

Menno didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Menno

Full-time staff
5
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time6 part
Police
1 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Menno School District 33-2

Menno's K–12 school district, shared with Olivet, Sweet, Molan, Kassel, Jamesville 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Menno pay

Typical tax bill
$1,520
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724
Effective rate
1.36%
of home value · South Dakota 1.06%
Typical home value
$111,500
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 Menno's government

🏛️ Official websitemennosd.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Menno →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Menno

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

All of Menno'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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