Foster, SD town hall & government
Foster spent $3,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $107 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Foster's government.
Where Foster's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 50%
- Property taxes 50%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Foster collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Foster didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Lemmon School District 52-4
Foster's K–12 school district, shared with Clark, De Witt, Flat Creek, Fredlund, Glendo and Grand River. 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 61%
- State 24%
- Federal 15%
Of the $13,432 per pupil, $7,459 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 Foster kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Foster's government
Who represents Foster
Foster 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.