Ontario, SD town hall & government
Ontario spent $8,000 in the year to 2022, about $276 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Ontario's government.
Where Ontario's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 100%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Ontario collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Ontario
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Ontario didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Miller Area School District 29-4
Ontario's K–12 school district, shared with Alden, Alpha, Bates, Campbell, Carlton and Cedar. 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 78%
- State 16%
- Federal 7%
Of the $14,023 per pupil, $8,369 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 Ontario: Faulkton School District 24-4 ($12,949 per pupil).
Which schools Ontario kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Ontario's government
Who represents Ontario
Ontario 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.