Custer, SD town hall & government
Custer spent $1.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $598 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Custer's government.
Where Custer's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 40%
- Property taxes 21%
- Fees & charges 16%
- Utility sales 12%
- Interest, fines & other 6%
- From the federal government 4%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- From the state <1%
Who works for Custer
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2023. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Custer School District 16-1
Custer's K–12 school district, shared with Fairburn, Hermosa and Pringle. 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 86%
- State 1%
- Federal 13%
Of the $16,511 per pupil, $8,748 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 Custer kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Custer 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 Custer's government
Who represents Custer
Custer 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.