How Howard is run
Howard spent $10,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $769 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)
What stands out about how Howard is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
Faith School District 46-2
Howard’s K–12 school district, shared with Englewood, Faith, Martin, Moreau, Dakota and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,801 per pupil, $8,468 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
South Dakota districts overall: 50% local, 31% state, 19% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Who’s in charge in Howard
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Howard yet. Neighbors can add them.
About $769 per resident a year, or $2.11 a day
The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 100% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Howard didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
0 full-time staff
On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).
By department full-time, plus part-time
Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Howard’s budget compares
Howard ranks 3rd lowest of 3 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.
The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Howard.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2South Dakota HouseState representatives
- 3South Dakota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of South Dakota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Howard’s government
Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Questions about how Howard is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Howard, mostly the Bureau’s estimates). School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.