How is Batesland run?
Batesland’s town government spent $166,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,469 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Batesland didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Batesland is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,469 per resident a year, or $4.02 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 54%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Batesland didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Batesland yet
Every year of Batesland’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $670 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.29% of the home’s value, vs 1.06% across South Dakota.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Batesland’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Batesland’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Batesland →
Who’s in charge in Batesland
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1
Batesland’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $26,259 per pupil, $12,570 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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Batesland.
- 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 Batesland’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Batesland’s government
How much does Batesland spend per resident?
About $1,469 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Batesland didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $166,000.
What is the property tax rate in Batesland?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $670 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.29% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.06% across South Dakota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Batesland’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Batesland yet.
How many people work for Batesland?
0 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $5,340 (about $64,080 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Batesland in the state legislature?
State Senate District 27 (Red Dawn Foster) and State House District 27 (Liz May and Peri Pourier). The House district also covers 35 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Batesland’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Batesland, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →