ZIP 57779 · St. Onge Township, SD

Five governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 57779: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for South Dakota governments, the South Dakota Department of Legislative Audit and the South Dakota Department of Education, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 57779?
57779 is served by the State of South Dakota, Lawrence County, St. Onge Township, Spearfish School District 40-2 and Belle Fourche School District 9-1. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of South Dakota spent $7.33 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Lawrence County spent $30.6 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), St. Onge Township spent $12 thousand (fiscal year ended February 28, 2022), Spearfish School District 40-2 spent $31.0 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and Belle Fourche School District 9-1 spent $17.2 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 57779?
Of the governments serving 57779, Lawrence County collected $14.6 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 57779.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Lawrence County, St. Onge Township, Spearfish School District 40-2 and Belle Fourche School District 9-1

Why not this year? South Dakota governments with newer filings show figures from the South Dakota Department of Legislative Audit and the South Dakota Department of Education (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 57779

Lawrence County$14.6 million

56% of its $26.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Lawrence County

$30.6 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the South Dakota Department of Legislative Audit.

About 96% of this ZIP is in Lawrence County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes59%State tax money23%Fees for services9.5%Fines and other4.0%Federal tax money3.9%Grants from federal, state and local governments<0.1%

Full Lawrence County breakdown

County taxes59%

Property tax

56%$14.6 million

Other taxes

3.2%$820 thousand

Fees for services9.5%

Fees for services

9.5%$2.5 million

Federal tax money3.9%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

3.9%$1.0 million

State tax money23%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state

23%$6.0 million

Grants from federal, state and local governments<0.1%

Grants from the federal government, the state and other local governments, which this government's report lists as one amount.

Grants from federal, state and local governments

<0.1%$26 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other

3.8%$984 thousand

Fines

0.3%$67 thousand

Lawrence County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs19%Debt payments (principal and interest)8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%All other spending3.8%

Full Lawrence County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

41%$12.6 million

Roads, transit and parking

26%$7.9 million

Running the government and other costs

19%$5.7 million

Debt payments (principal and interest)

8.9%$2.7 million

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.7%$507 thousand

Housing and community development

1.4%$420 thousand

Environment and natural resources

1.4%$418 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.7%$218 thousand

Social services

0.4%$118 thousand

Lawrence County page →

Your town

St. Onge Township

$12 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended February 28, 2022.

About 85% of this ZIP is in St. Onge Township.

Where the money comes from

County and local tax money73%Fines and other18%Township taxes9.1%

What stands out

73%

of St. Onge Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Full St. Onge Township breakdown

Township taxes9.1%

Other taxes

9.1%$1 thousand

What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses

Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

County and local tax money73%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

73%$8 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other

18%$2 thousand

St. Onge Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs75%Roads, transit and parking25%

What stands out

75%

of St. Onge Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Full St. Onge Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs

75%$9 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

25%$3 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$3 thousand

St. Onge Township page →

Your schools

Spearfish School District 40-2

$31.0 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the South Dakota Department of Education.

About 53% of this ZIP is in Spearfish School District 40-2.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes63%State tax money28%Federal tax money4.4%Fines and other3.6%County and local tax money1.2%

Full Spearfish School District 40-2 breakdown

School district taxes63%

Local taxes and other local revenue

63%$20.2 million

Federal tax money4.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

4.4%$1.4 million

State tax money28%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state

28%$8.8 million

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.2%$382 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Bond, building, food service and other funds (not split by source)

3.6%$1.1 million

Spearfish School District 40-2 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges95%Debt payments (principal and interest)5.0%

Full Spearfish School District 40-2 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

95%$29.5 million

Debt payments (principal and interest)

5.0%$1.5 million

Spearfish School District 40-2 page →

Belle Fourche School District 9-1

$17.2 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the South Dakota Department of Education.

About 47% of this ZIP is in Belle Fourche School District 9-1.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes45%State tax money40%Federal tax money9.4%Fines and other4.4%County and local tax money0.8%

Full Belle Fourche School District 9-1 breakdown

School district taxes45%

Local taxes and other local revenue

45%$7.9 million

Federal tax money9.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

9.4%$1.6 million

State tax money40%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state

40%$7.0 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.8%$135 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Bond, building, food service and other funds (not split by source)

4.4%$764 thousand

Belle Fourche School District 9-1 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges97%Debt payments (principal and interest)3.3%

Full Belle Fourche School District 9-1 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

97%$16.6 million

Debt payments (principal and interest)

3.3%$565 thousand

Belle Fourche School District 9-1 page →

Your state

State of South Dakota

$7.33 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

Federal tax money42%State taxes39%Fines and other13%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)5.5%Local tax money0.8%

Full South Dakota breakdown

What stands out

25%

of South Dakota's money comes from sales tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes39%

Sales tax

25%$1.68 billion

Other taxes

14%$940 million

What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other selective sales taxes and 16 more

Motor fuel taxes$198 million
Other selective sales taxes$172 million
Occupation and business licenses$157 million
Insurance premium taxes$117 million
Motor vehicle licenses$101 million
Tobacco taxes$55.8 million
Hunting and fishing licenses$38.1 million
Other licenses$30.6 million
Alcoholic beverage taxes$20.9 million
Amusement taxes$12.7 million
Severance taxes$10.9 million
Corporation licenses$8.3 million
Amusement licenses$5.7 million
Driver's licenses$5.2 million
Public utility taxes$3.6 million
Alcoholic beverage licenses$1.7 million
Other taxes not classified elsewhere$859 thousand
Real estate and stock transfer taxes$203 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax

0.9%$60.7 million

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services

5.5%$377 million

What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; university housing and dining and 7 more

College tuition$222 million
University housing and dining$75.3 million
Other service charges$42.9 million
Parks, land and natural resources$13.3 million
Other education charges$11.0 million
Parks and recreation$4.8 million
Road charges$3.1 million
Water$2.6 million
Hospital bills$2.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money42%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

42%$2.84 billion

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments

0.8%$53.5 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other

12%$848 million

Fines

0.4%$24.8 million

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Where the money goes

Social services27%Sent to local governments19%Schools and colleges14%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs9.5%All other spending16%

What stands out

14%

of South Dakota's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical state government spends 6.7%.

Full South Dakota breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services

27%$1.98 billion

What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more

Other public welfare$1.95 billion
Unemployment and social insurance offices$18.8 million
Welfare institutions$8.2 million
Veterans' services$2.4 million

Sent to local governments

19%$1.43 billion

What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation and 17 more

Sent to school districts$1.11 billion
Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$111 million
Sent to local governments: roads and highways$64.5 million
Sent to local governments: general support$53.7 million
Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$46.6 million
Sent to local governments: other education$12.0 million
Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$10.5 million
Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$9.2 million
Sent to local governments: police$2.0 million
Sent to local governments: other public welfare$1.9 million
Sent to local governments: public health$1.5 million
Sent to local governments: other government administration$1.5 million
Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$1.3 million
Sent to local governments: sewer systems$1.1 million
Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$693 thousand
Sent to local governments: hospitals$569 thousand
Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$440 thousand
Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$124 thousand
Sent to local governments: libraries$6 thousand

Schools and colleges

14%$1.05 billion

What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; other education and 2 more

Colleges and universities$768 million
Other education$107 million
College housing, dining and bookstores$94.2 million
Scholarships and other education subsidies$84.1 million

Roads, transit and parking

14%$1.04 billion

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more

Roads and highways$964 million
Airports$52.6 million
Public transit$20.5 million

Running the government and other costs

9.5%$699 million

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more

Other and not broken out$355 million
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$236 million
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52.6 million
Government buildings$44.0 million
Other government administration$11.1 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

5.1%$371 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more

Prisons and jails$151 million
Police$78.9 million
Courts and legal services$77.9 million
Inspections and regulation$50.0 million
Probation, parole and other corrections$12.9 million

Environment and natural resources

3.5%$254 million

What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation

Natural resources, farming and conservation$254 million

Health and hospitals

3.0%$222 million

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals

Public health$159 million
Hospitals$62.4 million

Interest on debt

1.9%$137 million

Housing and community development

1.2%$87.4 million

Parks, recreation and libraries

0.9%$63.7 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$60.6 million
Libraries$3.1 million

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

<0.1%$2.9 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems

Water supply$2.0 million
Sewer systems$928 thousand

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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of South Dakota. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Lawrence County. South Dakota Department of Legislative Audit, county annual financial report database, 2025, fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

St. Onge Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

Spearfish School District 40-2. South Dakota Department of Education, Office of Finance and Management, school district profile data from the districts' annual financial reports, school year 2024-25, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Belle Fourche School District 9-1. South Dakota Department of Education, Office of Finance and Management, school district profile data from the districts' annual financial reports, school year 2024-25, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How these figures are counted. South Dakota county and city figures are the annual financial reports each government filed with the South Dakota Department of Legislative Audit for the calendar year shown, and school district figures are the annual financial reports filed with the South Dakota Department of Education for the 2024-25 school year. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds and money held for others are not counted, and debt payments include principal as well as interest.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.