Town Hall · Belpre

Belpre, KS town hall & government

Belpre spent $51,000 in the year to December 31, 2023, about $520 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Belpre's money goes

Spent
$51,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$520
typical Kansas cities: $2,073
Long-term debt
$168,000
$1,714 per resident
Interest on debt
$7,00014%
Other
$44,00086%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 51%
  • Utility sales 49%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Belpre

Full-time staff
0
2 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Belpre didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Macksville Unified School District 351

Belpre's K–12 school district, shared with Clear Creek, Farmington, Lincoln, Lincoln, Macksville and Radium. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,440
Kansas: $14,966
Students
184
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 36%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $23,440 per pupil, $15,451 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 Belpre pay

Typical tax bill
$271
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
0.69%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$39,000
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 Belpre's government

Town hall & decisions in Belpre →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Belpre

Belpre is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Ron Estes. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Belpre'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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