Town Hall · Rauville

Rauville, SD town hall & government

Rauville spent $99,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $338 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Rauville's money goes

Spent
$99,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$338
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$89,00090%
Administration & buildings
$5,0005%
Fire
$1,0001%
Other
$4,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 78%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From the state 5%

Rauville 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 Rauville

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Watertown School District 14-4

Rauville's K–12 school district, shared with Lake, Pelican, Watertown, Kranzburg, Sheridan and Elmira. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,526
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
3,690
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$22 million
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $11,526 per pupil, $7,239 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 Rauville: Waverly School District 14-5 ($14,471 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rauville pay

Typical tax bill
$2,229
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · South Dakota 1.06%
Typical home value
$351,900
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 Rauville's government

Town hall & decisions in Rauville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rauville

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

All of Rauville'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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