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Belleville, KS town hall & government

Belleville spent $6.8 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,434 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Belleville's money goes

Spent
$6.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,434
typical Kansas cities: $2,083
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
$639 per resident
Water & other utilities
$4.9 million71%
Police
$395,0006%
Sewer & trash
$377,0006%
Administration & buildings
$328,0005%
Roads & transportation
$304,0004%
Parks & libraries
$115,0002%
Interest on debt
$51,0001%
Fire
$27,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$10,000<1%
Other
$370,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 74%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Belleville

Full-time staff
23
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
10 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time7 part
Police
5 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Republic County-Hillcrest Rural Schools Unified School District 109

Belleville's K–12 school district, shared with Agenda, Belleville, Big Bend, Cuba, Fairview and Grant. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,972
Kansas: $14,966
Students
529
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $14,972 per pupil, $8,960 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 Belleville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,478
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.81%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$81,500
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 Belleville's government

🏛️ Official websitebellevilleks.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Belleville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Belleville

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

All of Belleville'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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