Upper Red Owl, SD town hall & government
Upper Red Owl spent $24,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $1,043 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Upper Red Owl's government.
Where Upper Red Owl's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 62%
- Property taxes 38%
Meade School District 46-1
Upper Red Owl's K–12 school district, shared with Elm Springs, Piedmont, Sturgis, Viewfield, Smithville and Whitewood. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
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.
Which schools Upper Red Owl kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Upper Red Owl's government
Who represents Upper Red Owl
Upper Red Owl is represented in Congress by Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds and Representative Dusty Johnson. Larry Rhoden is governor.
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.