Photo: Connor401 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Sisseton run?
Sisseton’s city government spent $3.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,512 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Sisseton didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Sisseton is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,512 per resident a year, or $4.14 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 21%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Sisseton didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Sisseton yet
Every year of Sisseton’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, the same as 20 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $1,747 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.60% of the home’s value, vs 1.06% across South Dakota.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Sisseton’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Sisseton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Sisseton →
Who’s in charge in Sisseton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Sisseton’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on sisseton.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 121 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (2,412).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Sisseton School District 54-2
Sisseton’s K–12 school district, shared with Bossko Township, Claire City, Dry Wood Lake Township, Dumarce Township, Easter Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,637 per pupil, $7,575 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
South Dakota districts overall: 50% local, 31% state, 19% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Sisseton’s votes are counted by county
South Dakota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Sisseton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Roberts County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican60.6%2,514 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.6%1,560 votesOthers: 1.8% (75 votes).
Most votes in Roberts County: Donald J Trump
South Dakota: Trump 63.4%, Harris 34.2%
100% of Sisseton lies in Roberts County. Every 2024 race in Roberts County is on the county’s page.
Roberts County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Sisseton.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: sisseton.com ↗
- 2South Dakota HouseState representatives
- 3South Dakota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of South Dakota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Sisseton’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Sisseton’s government
How much does Sisseton spend per resident?
About $1,512 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Sisseton didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $5.5 million.
What is the property tax rate in Sisseton?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,747 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.60% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.06% across South Dakota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see sisseton.com.
Who runs Sisseton’s government?
See sisseton.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Sisseton yet.
How did Sisseton vote in 2024?
South Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Sisseton alone. Roberts County, where 100% of Sisseton lies, voted Trump 60.6%, Harris 37.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Sisseton?
20 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $116,586 (about $1.4M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Sisseton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Michael Rohl) and State House District 1 (Logan Manhart and Nick Fosness). The House district also covers 150 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Sisseton’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Sisseton, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →