Town Hall · Norway

Norway, SD town hall & government

Norway spent $108,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $675 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Norway's money goes

Spent
$108,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$675
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$98,00091%
Administration & buildings
$8,0007%
Other
$2,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 63%
  • From the state 37%

Norway 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 Norway

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 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

Vermillion School District 13-1

Norway's K–12 school district, shared with Fairview, Vermillion, Vermillion, Prairie Center, Spirit Mound and Brule. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,960
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
1,432
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$34.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $11,960 per pupil, $6,414 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: Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3 ($15,072 per pupil).

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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