Town Hall · Summerset

Summerset, SD town hall & government

Summerset spent $2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $742 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Summerset's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$742
typical South Dakota cities: $2,121
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
$624 per resident
Police
$795,00040%
Sewer & trash
$637,00032%
Administration & buildings
$456,00023%
Interest on debt
$67,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$34,0002%
Parks & libraries
$8,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 38%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • From the state 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Summerset

Full-time staff
15
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time11 part
Police
8 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Meade School District 46-1

Summerset's K–12 school district, shared with Elm Springs, Piedmont, Sturgis, Upper Red Owl, Viewfield and Smithville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,735
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
3,034
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 59%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $10,735 per pupil, $6,068 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 Summerset: Rapid City School District 51-4 ($11,037 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Summerset pay

Typical tax bill
$4,204
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724
Effective rate
1.14%
of home value · South Dakota 1.06%
Typical home value
$368,300
owner-occupied

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.

Local

Contact Summerset's government

🏛️ Official websitesummerset.us ↗
Town hall phone(605) 347-6381

Town hall & decisions in Summerset →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Summerset

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

All of Summerset'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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