Town Hall · Wasta

Wasta, SD town hall & government

Wasta spent $59,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $2,682 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Wasta's money goes

Spent
$59,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$2,682
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$33,00056%
Fire
$5,0008%
Administration & buildings
$2,0003%
Health & welfare
$1,0002%
Other
$18,00031%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 100%

Wasta 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 Wasta

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wall School District 51-5

Wasta's K–12 school district, shared with Ash, Castle Butte, Cedar Butte, Conata, Fairview and Flat Butte. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,625
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
277
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 46%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $14,625 per pupil, $7,913 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 Wasta

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

All of Wasta'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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