Redfield, SD town hall & government
Redfield spent $28.1 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $12,964 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Redfield's government.
Where Redfield's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 82%
- Sales taxes 6%
- Property taxes 6%
- Utility sales 3%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
- From the state <1%
- From the federal government <1%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Redfield
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Redfield School District 56-4
Redfield's K–12 school district, shared with Exline, Frankfort, Lodi, Plato, Great Bend 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 Redfield kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Redfield pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Redfield's government
Who represents Redfield
Redfield 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.