Town Hall · Rouse

Rouse, SD town hall & government

Rouse spent $34,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $199 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Rouse's money goes

Spent
$34,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$199
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$29,00085%
Administration & buildings
$3,0009%
Other
$2,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 69%
  • Property taxes 31%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Rouse

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wagner School District 11-4

Rouse's K–12 school district, shared with Bryan, Dante, Highland, Lawrence, Ree and Wagner. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,919
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
900
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 16%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 55%

Of the $16,919 per pupil, $9,881 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 Rouse: Avon School District 04-1 ($15,433 per pupil).

Local

Contact Rouse's government

Town hall & decisions in Rouse →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rouse

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

All of Rouse'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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