Town Hall · Spring Valley

Spring Valley, SD town hall & government

Spring Valley spent $97,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $299 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Spring Valley's money goes

Spent
$97,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$299
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$82,00085%
Fire
$8,0008%
Administration & buildings
$3,0003%
Other
$4,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 80%
  • From the state 20%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Spring Valley

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. Spring Valley didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Canistota School District 43-1

Spring Valley's K–12 school district, shared with Canistota, Grant, Canistota and Greenland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,202
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
312
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $14,202 per pupil, $8,096 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 Spring Valley: Marion School District 60-3 ($16,198 per pupil) · Parker School District 60-4 ($10,795 per pupil) · West Central School District 49-7 ($11,165 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Spring Valley pay

Typical tax bill
$3,382
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724
Effective rate
0.83%
of home value · South Dakota 1.06%
Typical home value
$409,400
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 Spring Valley's government

Town hall & decisions in Spring Valley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Spring Valley

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

All of Spring Valley'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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