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German, SD town hall & government

German spent $83,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $865 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where German's money goes

Spent
$83,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$865
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$37,00045%
Health & welfare
$31,00037%
Fire
$9,00011%
Administration & buildings
$1,0001%
Other
$5,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 69%
  • From the state 31%

German didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for German

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. German didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5

German's K–12 school district, shared with Delmont, East Choteau, Oak Hollow, Tripp, Fair and Belmont. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,673
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
165
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 77%
  • State 16%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $21,673 per pupil, $13,176 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.

Also serving German: Parkston School District 33-3 ($12,056 per pupil).

Local

Contact German's government

Town hall & decisions in German →

Beyond town hall

Who represents German

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

All of German'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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