Buffalo, SD town hall & government
Buffalo spent $6,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $171 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Buffalo's government.
Where Buffalo's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 73%
- Sales taxes 18%
- From other local governments 9%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Buffalo collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Jones County School District 37-3
Buffalo's K–12 school district, shared with Draper, Draper, Dunkel, Kolls, Mullen and Murdo. 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 56%
- State 33%
- Federal 12%
Of the $15,902 per pupil, $8,552 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 Buffalo kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Buffalo's government
Who represents Buffalo
Buffalo 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.