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White Butte, SD town hall & government

White Butte spent $5,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $278 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where White Butte's money goes

Spent
$5,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$278
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$2,00040%
Administration & buildings
$1,00020%
Other
$2,00040%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 60%
  • From the state 40%

White Butte 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 White Butte

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. White Butte didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lemmon School District 52-4

White Butte's K–12 school district, shared with Clark, De Witt, Flat Creek, Foster, Fredlund and Glendo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,432
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
292
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from South Dakota districts overall: 50% local, 31% state, 19% federal

  • Local 61%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $13,432 per pupil, $7,459 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.

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Beyond town hall

Who represents White Butte

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

All of White Butte'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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