Crooks, SD town hall & government
Crooks spent $2.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,842 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Crooks's government.
Where Crooks's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 53%
- Fees & charges 19%
- Sales taxes 12%
- Property taxes 9%
- From the state 5%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
Who works for Crooks
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Crooks didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Tri-Valley School District 49-6
Crooks's K–12 school district, shared with Colton, Taopi, Lyons, Benton, Grand Meadow and Buffalo. 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 75%
- State 21%
- Federal 4%
Of the $12,899 per pupil, $7,025 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 Crooks kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Crooks pay
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.
Contact Crooks's government
Who represents Crooks
Crooks 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.