Great Bend, SD town hall & government
Great Bend spent $23,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $523 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Great Bend's government.
Where Great Bend's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 55%
- From the state 45%
Great Bend didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Great Bend
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Great Bend didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Redfield School District 56-4
Great Bend's K–12 school district, shared with Exline, Frankfort, Lodi, Plato, Redfield and Redfield. 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 59%
- State 32%
- Federal 9%
Of the $13,408 per pupil, $8,547 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 Great Bend kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Great Bend's government
Who represents Great Bend
Great Bend 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.