Aurora, KS town hall & government
Aurora spent $2,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $19 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Aurora's government.
Where Aurora's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 100%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Aurora collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Aurora didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Aurora
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Aurora didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Concordia Unified School District 333
Aurora's K–12 school district, shared with Aurora, Buffalo, Concordia, Jamestown, Lincoln and Sibley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal
- Local 34%
- State 54%
- Federal 12%
Of the $19,296 per pupil, $12,275 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 Aurora: Southern Cloud Unified School District 334 ($27,291 per pupil).
Which schools Aurora kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Aurora's government
Who represents Aurora
Aurora is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Tracey Mann. Laura Kelly 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.