Town Hall · Portage

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.

Town budget

Where Portage's money goes

Spent
$37,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$649
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$35,00095%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,0003%
Administration & buildings
$1,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Portage

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

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.

Spending per pupil
$11,802
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
480
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.6 million
at year end

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.

Local

Contact Portage's government

Town hall & decisions in Portage →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Portage

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

All of Portage'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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