Town Hall · La Roche

La Roche, SD town hall & government

La Roche spent $53,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $262 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where La Roche's money goes

Spent
$53,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$262
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$50,00094%
Administration & buildings
$1,0002%
Other
$2,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 63%
  • From the state 37%

La Roche 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 La Roche

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Platte-Geddes School District 11-5

La Roche's K–12 school district, shared with Darlington, Forbes, Geddes, Hamilton, Lake George and Platte. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,898
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
509
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 67%
  • State 23%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $12,898 per pupil, $8,289 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.

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Beyond town hall

Who represents La Roche

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

All of La Roche'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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