Town Hall · Larkspur

Larkspur, CO town hall & government

Larkspur spent $412,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,030 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Larkspur's money goes

Spent
$412,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,030
typical Colorado cities: $2,526
Long-term debt
$4.5 million
$22,039 per resident
Water & other utilities
$183,00044%
Other
$229,00056%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 77%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Larkspur

Full-time staff
3
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time8 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
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

Douglas County School District RE-1

Larkspur's K–12 school district, shared with Castle Pines, Castle Rock, Lone Tree and Parker. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,658
Colorado: $15,889
Students
61,409
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$304 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $14,658 per pupil, $8,445 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 Larkspur's government

🏛️ Official websitetownoflarkspur.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Larkspur →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Larkspur

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

All of Larkspur'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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