Town Hall · Swan Lake

Swan Lake, SD town hall & government

Swan Lake spent $78,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $373 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Swan Lake's money goes

Spent
$78,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$373
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$60,00077%
Administration & buildings
$7,0009%
Fire
$3,0004%
Other
$8,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 70%
  • From the state 30%

Swan Lake 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 Swan Lake

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Roads & transportation
0 full-time7 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Viborg Hurley School District 60-6

Swan Lake's K–12 school district, shared with Davis, Hurley, Viborg, Hurley, Spring Valley and Daneville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,852
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
406
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 66%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $11,852 per pupil, $6,631 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 Swan Lake pay

Typical tax bill
$2,604
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724
Effective rate
0.79%
of home value · South Dakota 1.06%
Typical home value
$330,000
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 Swan Lake's government

Town hall & decisions in Swan Lake →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Swan Lake

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

All of Swan Lake'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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