Town Hall · Spink

Spink, SD town hall & government

Spink spent $179,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $670 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Spink's money goes

Spent
$179,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$670
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$109,00061%
Administration & buildings
$7,0004%
Other
$63,00035%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 77%
  • Interest, fines & other 23%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Spink

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Spink didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7

Spink's K–12 school district, shared with Elk Point, Elk Point, Jefferson, Civil Bend, Sioux Valley and Brule. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,861
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
690
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 58%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $11,861 per pupil, $6,965 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 Spink: Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 ($12,249 per pupil) · Vermillion School District 13-1 ($11,960 per pupil) · Beresford School District 61-2 ($13,173 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Spink pay

Typical tax bill
$2,709
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724
Effective rate
0.97%
of home value · South Dakota 1.06%
Typical home value
$280,000
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 Spink's government

Town hall & decisions in Spink →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Spink

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

All of Spink'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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