Forbes, SD town hall & government
Forbes spent $14,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $136 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Forbes's government.
Where Forbes's money goes
Who works for Forbes
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Platte-Geddes School District 11-5
Forbes's K–12 school district, shared with Darlington, Geddes, Hamilton, La Roche, Lake George and Platte. 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 67%
- State 23%
- Federal 10%
Of the $12,898 per pupil, $8,289 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 Forbes kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Forbes's government
Who represents Forbes
Forbes 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.