Prairie Center, SD town hall & government
Prairie Center spent $52,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $283 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Prairie Center's government.
Where Prairie Center's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From other local governments 100%
Who works for Prairie Center
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Vermillion School District 13-1
Prairie Center's K–12 school district, shared with Fairview, Vermillion, Vermillion, Norway, Spirit Mound and Brule. 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 54%
- State 33%
- Federal 14%
Of the $11,960 per pupil, $6,414 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 Prairie Center: Beresford School District 61-2 ($13,173 per pupil).
Which schools Prairie Center kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Prairie Center's government
Who represents Prairie Center
Prairie Center 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.