Town Hall · Plato

Plato, SD town hall & government

Plato spent $26,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $565 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Plato's money goes

Spent
$26,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$565
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$24,00092%
Fire
$1,0004%
Administration & buildings
$1,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 100%
Town workforce

Who works for Plato

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

Redfield School District 56-4

Plato's K–12 school district, shared with Exline, Frankfort, Lodi, Redfield, Great Bend and Redfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,408
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
534
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$18.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $13,408 per pupil, $8,547 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 Plato's government

Town hall & decisions in Plato →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Plato

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

All of Plato'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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