Town Hall · Eckley

Eckley, CO town hall & government

Eckley spent $1.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $6,410 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Eckley's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$6,410
typical Colorado cities: $3,667
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
$5,688 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.2 million82%
Sewer & trash
$118,0008%
Interest on debt
$41,0003%
Parks & libraries
$26,0002%
Roads & transportation
$18,0001%
Police
$5,000<1%
Fire
$4,000<1%
Other
$57,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 44%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Eckley

Full-time staff
0
3 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Yuma School District 1

Eckley's K–12 school district, shared with Yuma. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,415
Colorado: $15,889
Students
843
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.1 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Colorado districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal

  • Local 49%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,415 per pupil, $7,190 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.

Local

Contact Eckley's government

Town hall & decisions in Eckley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Eckley

Eckley is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Lauren Boebert. Jared Polis is governor.

All of Eckley'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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