Alden, SD town hall & government
Alden spent $6,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $333 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Alden's government.
Where Alden's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 100%
Alden didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Miller Area School District 29-4
Alden's K–12 school district, shared with Alpha, Bates, Campbell, Carlton, Cedar and Como. 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 78%
- State 16%
- Federal 7%
Of the $14,023 per pupil, $8,369 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 Alden kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Alden's government
Who represents Alden
Alden 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.