Town Hall · Signal

Signal, SD town hall & government

Signal spent $11,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $180 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Signal's money goes

Spent
$11,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$180
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$9,00082%
Other
$2,00018%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 73%
  • Property taxes 27%

Signal didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Platte-Geddes School District 11-5

Signal's K–12 school district, shared with Darlington, Forbes, Geddes, Hamilton, La Roche and Lake George. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,898
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
509
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 67%
  • State 23%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $12,898 per pupil, $8,289 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.

Local

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Signal

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

All of Signal'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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