Town Hall · Kit Carson

Kit Carson, CO town hall & government

Kit Carson spent $117,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $511 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kit Carson's money goes

Spent
$117,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$511
typical Colorado cities: $2,526
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$31,00026%
Sewer & trash
$31,00026%
Water & other utilities
$27,00023%
Police
$20,00017%
Parks & libraries
$6,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 52%
  • Sales taxes 20%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Property taxes 11%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Kit Carson

Full-time staff
1
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$79,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time13 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Kit Carson didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Kit Carson School District R-1

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

Spending per pupil
$25,822
Colorado: $15,889
Students
107
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $25,822 per pupil, $12,439 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 Kit Carson's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Kit Carson

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

All of Kit Carson'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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