Town Hall · Custer

Custer, SD town hall & government

Custer spent $48,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $112 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Custer's money goes

Spent
$48,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$112
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$48,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 100%
Town workforce

Who works for Custer

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

Huron School District 02-2

Custer's K–12 school district, shared with Clifton, Clyde, Grant, Huron, Valley and Iowa. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,191
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
2,935
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $13,191 per pupil, $7,588 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 Custer pay

Typical tax bill
$2,462
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724
Effective rate
0.80%
of home value · South Dakota 1.06%
Typical home value
$307,100
owner-occupied

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 Custer's government

Town hall & decisions in Custer →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Custer

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

All of Custer'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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