Town Hall · Badus

Badus, SD town hall & government

Badus spent $6,000 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 Badus's government.

Town budget

Where Badus's money goes

Spent
$6,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$48
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$6,000100%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Badus

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 39-6

Badus's K–12 school district, shared with Nunda, Oldham, Ramona, Wayne, Nunda and Rutland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,219
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
324
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 62%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $15,219 per pupil, $9,086 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 Badus pay

Typical tax bill
$1,100
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724

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 Badus's government

Town hall & decisions in Badus →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Badus

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

All of Badus'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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