Big Timber, KS town hall & government
Big Timber spent $9,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $67 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Big Timber's government.
Where Big Timber's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 100%
Big Timber didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
LaCrosse Unified School District 395
Big Timber's K–12 school district, shared with Alexander, Alexander-Belle Prairie, Center, La Crosse, La Crosse-Brookdale and Liebenthal. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal
- Local 23%
- State 60%
- Federal 18%
Of the $17,555 per pupil, $10,996 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 Big Timber: Hays Unified School District 489 ($15,313 per pupil).
Which schools Big Timber kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Big Timber pay
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.
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Who represents Big Timber
Big Timber is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Tracey Mann. Laura Kelly is governor.
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.