Okaton, SD town hall & government
Okaton spent $4,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $93 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Okaton's government.
Where Okaton's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Other taxes & licenses 40%
- Property taxes 30%
- From other local governments 20%
- Interest, fines & other 10%
Who works for Okaton
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Jones County School District 37-3
Okaton's K–12 school district, shared with Buffalo, Draper, Draper, Dunkel, Kolls and Mullen. 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 56%
- State 33%
- Federal 12%
Of the $15,902 per pupil, $8,552 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 Okaton kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Okaton's government
Who represents Okaton
Okaton 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.