Silver Lake, SD town hall & government
Silver Lake spent $24,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $207 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Silver Lake's government.
Where Silver Lake's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 100%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Silver Lake collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Silver Lake
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Freeman School District 33-1
Silver Lake's K–12 school district, shared with Freeman, Grandview, Wolf Creek, Childstown, Valley and Rosefield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from South Dakota districts overall: 50% local, 31% state, 19% federal
- Local 61%
- State 30%
- Federal 9%
Of the $14,182 per pupil, $9,278 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 Silver Lake: Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3 ($13,596 per pupil).
Which schools Silver Lake kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Silver Lake pay
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.
Contact Silver Lake's government
Who represents Silver Lake
Silver Lake is represented in Congress by Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds and Representative Dusty Johnson. Larry Rhoden is governor.
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.