Alcester, SD town hall & government
Alcester spent $198,000 in the year to December 31, 2024, about $252 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Alcester's government.
Where Alcester's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 49%
- Fees & charges 23%
- Property taxes 10%
- Sales taxes 7%
- Utility sales 6%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- From the federal government 1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Alcester
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Alcester didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1
Alcester's K–12 school district, shared with Hudson, Virginia, Alcester, Eden, Big Springs and Norway. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from South Dakota districts overall: 50% local, 31% state, 19% federal
- Local 66%
- State 28%
- Federal 7%
Of the $12,249 per pupil, $7,388 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.
Which schools Alcester kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Alcester pay
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.
Contact Alcester's government
Who represents Alcester
Alcester is represented in Congress by Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds and Representative Dusty Johnson. Larry Rhoden is governor.
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.