Town Hall · Zell

Zell, SD town hall & government

Zell spent $3,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $48 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Zell's money goes

Spent
$3,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$48
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$1,00033%
Other
$2,00067%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 65%
  • Other taxes & licenses 35%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Zell 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 Zell

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Redfield School District 56-4

Zell's K–12 school district, shared with Exline, Frankfort, Lodi, Plato, Redfield and Great Bend. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,408
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
534
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$18.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $13,408 per pupil, $8,547 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 Zell: Faulkton School District 24-4 ($12,949 per pupil).

Local

Contact Zell's government

Town hall & decisions in Zell →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Zell

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

All of Zell'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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