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How Rockford is run

Rockford spent $7,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $350 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)

Town budget
$7,000
spent, year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$350
a year
Long-term debt
None
at year end

What stands out about how Rockford is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · The school district

Bison School District 52-1

Rockford’s K–12 school district, shared with Ada, Antelope, Beck-Highland, Bison, Bison and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Rockford →
$17,358
per pupil · SD $13,040
137
students
$2 million
long-term debt

Of the $17,358 per pupil, $9,759 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 63%State 24%Federal 12%

South Dakota districts overall: 50% local, 31% state, 19% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Rockford

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Rockford yet. Neighbors can add them.

Your share of the budget

About $350 per resident a year, or $0.96 a day

The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 71% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 63%From the state 38%
An estimate

Rockford didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Next door

How Rockford’s budget compares

Town budgets across the town line. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.

Spends the leastSpends the mostNo figures
TownSpent per residentDebt per residentTax bill
Marshfield———
Burdick$318——
Rockford$350——

The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.

Who represents Rockford

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Rockford.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    South Dakota HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    South Dakota SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of South Dakota

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Rockford’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.

The Handbook →

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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 Rockford, 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.

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