Town Hall · Bazine

Bazine, KS town hall & government

Bazine spent $55,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $187 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Bazine's money goes

Spent
$55,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$187
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
$103,000
$350 per resident
Administration & buildings
$29,00053%
Water & other utilities
$11,00020%
Roads & transportation
$6,00011%
Sewer & trash
$5,0009%
Interest on debt
$4,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 32%
  • Utility sales 29%
  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Sales taxes 10%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Bazine

Full-time staff
1
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$41,800
a year, before benefits
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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Western Plains Unified School District 106

Bazine's K–12 school district, shared with Brownell, Highpoint, Nevada, Ransom, Utica and Bazine. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,449
Kansas: $14,966
Students
127
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 38%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $22,449 per pupil, $13,331 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 Bazine pay

Typical tax bill
$1,588
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
2.25%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$70,500
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 Bazine's government

🏛️ Official websitenesscountychamber.com/bazine.htm ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bazine →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bazine

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

All of Bazine'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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