Town Hall · Assaria

Assaria, KS town hall & government

Assaria spent $298,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $730 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Assaria's money goes

Spent
$298,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$730
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
$97,000
$238 per resident
Water & other utilities
$110,00037%
Administration & buildings
$96,00032%
Sewer & trash
$68,00023%
Roads & transportation
$13,0004%
Police
$11,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 48%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Sales taxes 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the state 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Assaria

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Police
0 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

Southeast of Saline Unified School District 306

Assaria's K–12 school district, shared with Eureka, Gypsum, Gypsum, Liberty, Walnut and Solomon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,012
Kansas: $14,966
Students
683
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $15,012 per pupil, $9,209 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Assaria pay

Typical tax bill
$1,967
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.30%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$151,000
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 Assaria's government

Town hall & decisions in Assaria →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Assaria

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

All of Assaria'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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