Town Hall · Childstown

Childstown, SD town hall & government

Childstown spent $52,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $217 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Childstown's money goes

Spent
$52,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$217
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$50,00096%
Administration & buildings
$2,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 100%
Town workforce

Who works for Childstown

Full-time staff
0
11 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time4 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

Freeman School District 33-1

Childstown's K–12 school district, shared with Freeman, Grandview, Wolf Creek, Valley, Silver Lake and Rosefield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,182
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
424
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from South Dakota districts overall: 50% local, 31% state, 19% federal

  • Local 61%
  • State 30%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $14,182 per pupil, $9,278 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.

Also serving Childstown: Marion School District 60-3 ($16,198 per pupil).

Local

Contact Childstown's government

Town hall & decisions in Childstown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Childstown

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

All of Childstown'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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