How Wachter is run
Wachter spent $35,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $1,167 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)
What stands out about how Wachter is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
Leola School District 44-2
Wachter’s K–12 school district, shared with Carl, Hoffman, Leola, Long Lake, Wacker and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,833 per pupil, $10,190 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
South Dakota districts overall: 50% local, 31% state, 19% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Who’s in charge in Wachter
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Wachter yet. Neighbors can add them.
About $1,167 per resident a year, or $3.20 a day
The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 100% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Wachter didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
How Wachter’s budget compares
Wachter ranks 3rd lowest of 3 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.
The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Wachter.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2South Dakota HouseState representatives
- 3South Dakota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of South Dakota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Wachter’s government
Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Questions about how Wachter is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Wachter, mostly the Bureau’s estimates). School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.