Town Hall · Lakeside

Lakeside, SD town hall & government

Lakeside spent $31,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $544 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Lakeside's money goes

Spent
$31,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$544
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$28,00090%
Fire
$2,0006%
Other
$1,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 74%
  • Property taxes 26%

Lakeside 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 Lakeside

Full-time staff
0
2 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Lakeside didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Meade School District 46-1

Lakeside's K–12 school district, shared with Elm Springs, Piedmont, Sturgis, Upper Red Owl, Viewfield and Smithville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,735
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
3,034
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 59%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $10,735 per pupil, $6,068 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.

Local

Contact Lakeside's government

Town hall & decisions in Lakeside →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lakeside

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

All of Lakeside'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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