Town Hall · Tolstoy

Tolstoy, SD town hall & government

Tolstoy spent $88,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,444 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Tolstoy's money goes

Spent
$88,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,444
typical South Dakota cities: $2,121
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$69,00078%
Roads & transportation
$10,00011%
Parks & libraries
$9,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 39%
  • Fees & charges 36%
  • Interest, fines & other 23%
  • From the state 3%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Tolstoy

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Tolstoy didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hoven School District 53-2

Tolstoy's K–12 school district, shared with Hoven, Lebanon, Sherman and Hudson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,304
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
112
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 84%
  • State 6%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $21,304 per pupil, $11,938 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.

Local

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Tolstoy

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

All of Tolstoy'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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