Foster, SD town hall & government
Foster spent $87,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $1,061 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
- Property taxes 85%
- Other taxes & licenses 15%
Foster didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Iroquois School District 02-3
Foster's K–12 school district, shared with Banner, Belle Prairie, Cavour, Iroquois, Iroquois and Logan. 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 64%
- State 20%
- Federal 17%
Of the $15,649 per pupil, $8,784 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.