Town Hall · Pleasant Valley

Pleasant Valley, SD town hall & government

Pleasant Valley spent $6,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $222 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Pleasant Valley's money goes

Spent
$6,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$222
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$6,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 100%

Pleasant Valley didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Pleasant Valley

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. Pleasant Valley didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wessington Springs School District 36-2

Pleasant Valley's K–12 school district, shared with Anina, Chery, Crow Lake, Crow, Elvira and Harmony. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,273
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
429
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 58%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $12,273 per pupil, $7,070 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 Pleasant Valley: Plankinton School District 01-1 ($16,296 per pupil) · White Lake School District 01-3 ($16,710 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Pleasant Valley pay

Typical tax bill
$4,083
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724
Effective rate
0.96%
of home value · South Dakota 1.06%
Typical home value
$425,000
owner-occupied

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.

Local

Contact Pleasant Valley's government

Town hall & decisions in Pleasant Valley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pleasant Valley

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

All of Pleasant Valley'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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