Town Hall · Odessa

Odessa, SD town hall & government

Odessa spent $16,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $762 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Odessa's money goes

Spent
$16,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$762
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$14,00088%
Administration & buildings
$1,0006%
Other
$1,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 50%
  • Property taxes 50%

Odessa 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 Odessa

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

Bowdle School District 22-1

Odessa's K–12 school district, shared with Bowdle, Bowdle, Cloyd Valley, Madison, Hudson and Cottonwood Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,670
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
109
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 76%
  • State 14%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $19,670 per pupil, $12,009 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 Odessa's government

Town hall & decisions in Odessa →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Odessa

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

All of Odessa'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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