Town Hall · Riverside

Riverside, SD town hall & government

Riverside spent $157,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,172 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Riverside's money goes

Spent
$157,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,172
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$111,00071%
Health & welfare
$24,00015%
Fire
$8,0005%
Administration & buildings
$3,0002%
Other
$11,0007%

Riverside 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 Riverside

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Centerville School District 60-1

Riverside's K–12 school district, shared with Centerville, Centerville, Turner, Brooklyn, Delaware and Glenwood. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,371
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
280
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 56%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $12,371 per pupil, $7,200 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 Riverside: Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3 ($15,072 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Riverside pay

Typical tax bill
$2,318
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724
Effective rate
0.71%
of home value · South Dakota 1.06%
Typical home value
$326,900
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 Riverside's government

Town hall & decisions in Riverside →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Riverside

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

All of Riverside'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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