Town Hall · St. Francis

St. Francis, SD town hall & government

St. Francis spent $73,000 in the year to December 31, 2023, about $155 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where St. Francis's money goes

Spent
$73,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$155
typical South Dakota cities: $2,773
Long-term debt
$367,000
$779 per resident
Interest on debt
$15,00021%
Roads & transportation
$13,00018%
Sewer & trash
$2,0003%
Other
$43,00059%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 40%
  • From the federal government 26%
  • Sales taxes 24%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%

St. Francis didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for St. Francis

Full-time staff
2
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. St. Francis didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Todd County School District 66-1

St. Francis's K–12 school district, shared with Mission. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,488
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
2,049
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 7%
  • State 22%
  • Federal 72%

Of the $18,488 per pupil, $9,524 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in St. Francis pay

Typical tax bill
$199
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724

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.

Local

Contact St. Francis's government

Town hall & decisions in St. Francis →

Beyond town hall

Who represents St. Francis

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

All of St. Francis'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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