Town Hall · Rames

Rames, SD town hall & government

Rames spent $6,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $158 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Rames's money goes

Spent
$6,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$158
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$3,00050%
Administration & buildings
$2,00033%
Fire
$1,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 57%
  • From the state 43%

Rames 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 Rames

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Colome School District 59-3

Rames's K–12 school district, shared with Colome, Keyapaha, Lincoln, Pleasant View, Stewart and Colome. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,865
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
156
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 52%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 28%

Of the $17,865 per pupil, $9,808 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 Rames: Winner School District 59-2 ($10,897 per pupil).

Local

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Rames

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

All of Rames'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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