St. Francis Mission · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0How is St. Francis run?
St. Francis’ town government spent $58,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $123 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: St. Francis didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how St. Francis is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Todd County School District 66-1
St. Francis’ K–12 school district, shared with Mission. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,488 per pupil, $9,524 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.
About $123 per resident a year, or $0.34 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 22%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
St. Francis didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for St. Francis yet
Every year of St. Francis’ figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, the same as 2 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $199 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at St. Francis’ 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 St. Francis’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in St. Francis →
Who’s in charge in St. Francis
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 236 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (471).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
St. Francis’ votes are counted by county
South Dakota reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for St. Francis alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Todd County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat73.8%1,570 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican23.4%497 votesOthers: 2.8% (59 votes).
Most votes in Todd County: Kamala D Harris
South Dakota: Trump 63.4%, Harris 34.2%
100% of St. Francis lies in Todd County. Every 2024 race in Todd County is on the county’s page.
Todd County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for St. Francis.
- 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 St. Francis’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about St. Francis’ government
How much does St. Francis spend per resident?
About $123 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (St. Francis didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $73,000.
Who runs St. Francis’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for St. Francis yet.
How did St. Francis vote in 2024?
South Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for St. Francis alone. Todd County, where 100% of St. Francis lies, voted Harris 73.8%, Trump 23.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for St. Francis?
2 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $13,594 (about $163,128 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents St. Francis in the state legislature?
State Senate District 26 (Tamara Grove) and State House District 26A (Eric Emery). The House district also covers 25 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about St. Francis’ government
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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 St. Francis, 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 →