How is Valley Township run?
Valley Township’s town government spent $71,000 on day-to-day services in the year to February 28, 2022, about $399 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Valley Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Valley Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Freeman School District 33-1
Valley Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Freeman, Grandview Township, Wolf Creek Township, Childstown Township, Silver Lake Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,182 per pupil, $9,278 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.
Menno School District 33-2 · $17,122 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $399 per resident a year, or $1.09 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 97%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Valley Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Valley Township 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 Valley Township yet
Every year of Valley Township’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 →Who’s in charge in Valley Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Valley Township’s votes are counted by county
South Dakota reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Valley Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hutchinson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.1%2,918 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.2%755 votesOthers: 1.7% (63 votes).
Most votes in Hutchinson County: Donald J Trump
South Dakota: Trump 63.4%, Harris 34.2%
100% of Valley Township lies in Hutchinson County. Every 2024 race in Hutchinson County is on the county’s page.
Hutchinson 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 Valley Township.
- 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.
How Valley Township compares with the towns next door
Valley Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $217 to $1,855 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Childstown Township | $217 | — |
| Grandview Township | $602 | $1,688 |
| Freeman | $1,855 | $2,030 |
| Kassel Township | estimate | $1,050 |
| Molan Township | estimate | $2,406 |
| Valley Township | estimate | — |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Valley Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Valley Township’s government
How much does Valley Township spend per resident?
About $399 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to February 28, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Valley Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $71,000.
Who runs Valley Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Valley Township yet.
How did Valley Township vote in 2024?
South Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Valley Township alone. Hutchinson County, where 100% of Valley Township lies, voted Trump 78.1%, Harris 20.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Valley Township?
0 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $649 (about $7,788 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Valley Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 19 (Kyle Schoenfish) and State House District 19 (Drew Peterson and Jessica Bahmuller). The House district also covers 73 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Valley Township’s 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 Valley Township, 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 →