Portage, SD town hall & government
Portage spent $37,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $649 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Portage's government.
Where Portage's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 100%
Who works for Portage
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Portage didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4
Portage's K–12 school district, shared with Britton, Dayton, Hamilton, Hecla, Hecla and Lake City. 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 67%
- State 20%
- Federal 13%
Of the $11,802 per pupil, $6,644 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 Portage kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Portage's government
Who represents Portage
Portage 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.