Oak Lake, SD town hall & government
Oak Lake spent $3,000 in the year to February 28, 2024, about $31 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Oak Lake's government.
Where Oak Lake's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 100%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Oak Lake collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Oak Lake
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Oak Lake didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Deubrook School District 05-6
Oak Lake's K–12 school district, shared with Astoria, Lake Hendricks, Toronto, White, Scandinavia and Argo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from South Dakota districts overall: 50% local, 31% state, 19% federal
- Local 58%
- State 34%
- Federal 8%
Of the $12,784 per pupil, $7,595 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.
Which schools Oak Lake kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Oak Lake pay
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.
Contact Oak Lake's government
Who represents Oak Lake
Oak Lake is represented in Congress by Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds and Representative Dusty Johnson. Larry Rhoden is governor.
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.