Town Hall · Split Rock

Split Rock, SD town hall & government

Split Rock spent $412,000 in the year to December 31, 2024, about $130 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Split Rock's money goes

Spent
$412,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$130
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$221,00054%
Fire
$65,00016%
Administration & buildings
$26,0006%
Other
$100,00024%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 71%
  • From the state 25%
  • Utility sales 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Split Rock collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Split Rock

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Roads & transportation
0 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Brandon Valley School District 49-2

Split Rock's K–12 school district, shared with Brandon, Valley Springs, Valley Springs, Brandon, Red Rock and Mapleton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,720
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
4,991
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$29.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 53%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $10,720 per pupil, $6,597 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 Split Rock pay

Typical tax bill
$4,741
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · South Dakota 1.06%
Typical home value
$499,600
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.

Local

Contact Split Rock's government

Town hall & decisions in Split Rock →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Split Rock

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

All of Split Rock'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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