Town Hall · Riverside

Riverside, SD town hall & government

Riverside spent $36,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $621 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Riverside's money goes

Spent
$36,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$621
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Other
$36,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%
Town workforce

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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Groton Area School District 06-6

Riverside's K–12 school district, shared with Andover, Bates, Bristol, Bristol, Butler and Columbia. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,329
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
601
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 81%
  • State 7%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $12,329 per pupil, $7,181 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Riverside pay

Typical tax bill
$2,650
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724

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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