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Norway, SD town hall & government

Norway spent $95,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $511 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Norway's money goes

Spent
$95,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$511
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Interest on debt
$2,0002%
Other
$93,00098%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%
Town workforce

Who works for Norway

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Other
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

Viborg Hurley School District 60-6

Norway's K–12 school district, shared with Davis, Hurley, Swan Lake, Viborg, Hurley and Spring Valley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,852
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
406
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 66%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $11,852 per pupil, $6,631 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 Norway: Parker School District 60-4 ($10,795 per pupil) · Marion School District 60-3 ($16,198 per pupil) · Freeman School District 33-1 ($14,182 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Norway pay

Typical tax bill
$2,237
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724
Effective rate
0.52%
of home value · South Dakota 1.06%
Typical home value
$433,300
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 Norway's government

Town hall & decisions in Norway →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Norway

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

All of Norway'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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