Town Hall · Arcade

Arcade, KS town hall & government

Arcade spent $1,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $12 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Arcade's money goes

Spent
$1,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$12
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Other
$1,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%

Arcade didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Arcade

Full-time staff
5
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,500
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Health & welfare
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Phillipsburg Unified School District 325

Arcade's K–12 school district, shared with Glade, Phillipsburg, Phillipsburg, Solomon, Speed and Freedom. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,250
Kansas: $14,966
Students
565
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal

  • Local 19%
  • State 75%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $15,250 per pupil, $9,494 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.

Also serving Arcade: Thunder Ridge Unified School District 110 ($23,196 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Arcade pay

Typical tax bill
$694
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$73,400
owner-occupied

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.

Local

Contact Arcade's government

Town hall & decisions in Arcade →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Arcade

Arcade is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Tracey Mann. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Arcade'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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