Atkins, IA town hall & government
Atkins spent $3.5 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,670 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Atkins's government.
Where Atkins's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 33%
- Fees & charges 23%
- Utility sales 11%
- From the federal government 10%
- Interest, fines & other 9%
- From the state 6%
- Sales taxes 4%
- From other local governments 2%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Atkins
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Benton Community School District
Atkins's K–12 school district, shared with Blairstown, Elberon, Keystone, Newhall, Norway and Van Horne. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal
- Local 42%
- State 54%
- Federal 4%
Of the $11,211 per pupil, $6,595 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.
Which schools Atkins kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Atkins pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Atkins's government
Who represents Atkins
Atkins is represented in Congress by Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and Representative Ashley Hinson. Kim Reynolds is governor.
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.