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Banner, KS town hall & government

Banner spent $5,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $102 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Banner's money goes

Spent
$5,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$102
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$5,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%
Schools · school year 2023–24

Smith Center Unified School District 237

Banner's K–12 school district, shared with Beaver, Blaine, Cedar, Center, Cora and Crystal Plains. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,327
Kansas: $14,966
Students
455
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 30%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,327 per pupil, $9,429 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.

Local

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Banner

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

All of Banner'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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