Town Hall · Baker

Baker, KS town hall & government

Baker spent $5,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Baker's money goes

Spent
$5,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$5,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pittsburg Unified School District 250

Baker's K–12 school district, shared with Pittsburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,646
Kansas: $14,966
Students
3,395
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$50.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 16%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $13,646 per pupil, $8,514 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 Baker: Cherokee Unified School District 247 ($18,720 per pupil) · Frontenac Public Schools Unified School District 249 ($13,318 per pupil) · Girard Unified School District 248 ($15,314 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Baker pay

Typical tax bill
$2,076
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
0.94%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$221,100
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.

Local

Contact Baker's government

Town hall & decisions in Baker →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Baker

Baker is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Derek Schmidt. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Baker'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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