Town Hall · Cedar

Cedar, SD town hall & government

Cedar spent $93,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $3,720 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cedar's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Cedar's money goes

Spent
$93,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,720
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$93,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 50%
  • Property taxes 50%

Cedar didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Cedar

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Miller Area School District 29-4

Cedar's K–12 school district, shared with Alden, Alpha, Bates, Campbell, Carlton and Como. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,023
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
472
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.4 million
at year end

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.

Local

Contact Cedar's government

Town hall & decisions in Cedar →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cedar

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

All of Cedar'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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