Town Hall · Raritan

Raritan, SD town hall & government

Raritan spent $20,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $278 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Raritan's money goes

Spent
$20,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$278
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$17,00085%
Fire
$1,0005%
Other
$2,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 100%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Raritan

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Webster School District 18-5

Raritan's K–12 school district, shared with Highland, Racine, Rusk, Wallace, Webster and Webster. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,995
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
548
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 72%
  • State 18%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $11,995 per pupil, $6,898 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 Raritan: Langford School District 45-5 ($14,231 per pupil).

Local

Contact Raritan's government

Town hall & decisions in Raritan →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Raritan

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

All of Raritan'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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