Town Hall · Blue

Blue, KS town hall & government

Blue spent $0 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Blue's money goes

Spent
$0
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$0
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 100%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Blue

Full-time staff
0
3 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Manhattan-Ogden Unified School District 383

Blue's K–12 school district, shared with Ogden, Manhattan, Ogden, Manhattan, Ashland and Zeandale. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,618
Kansas: $14,966
Students
7,163
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$214.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $13,618 per pupil, $8,034 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 Blue: Rock Creek Unified School District 323 ($13,626 per pupil) · Riley County Unified School District 378 ($13,440 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Blue pay

Typical tax bill
$4,419
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.30%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$338,900
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.

Local

Contact Blue's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Blue

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

All of Blue'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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