Town Hall · Bonner Springs

Bonner Springs, KS town hall & government

Bonner Springs spent $17.6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,299 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bonner Springs's money goes

Spent
$17.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,299
typical Kansas cities: $2,083
Long-term debt
$19.3 million
$2,518 per resident
Police
$3.2 million18%
Roads & transportation
$2.9 million16%
Fire
$2.5 million14%
Sewer & trash
$2.1 million12%
Parks & libraries
$2 million11%
Water & other utilities
$1.7 million10%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million8%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$959,0005%
Interest on debt
$520,0003%
Paid to other governments
$18,000<1%
Other
$394,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 24%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bonner Springs

Full-time staff
75
46 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
23
and 8 full-time firefighters
Police
26 full-time
Fire
8 full-time29 part
Administration & buildings
10 full-time10 part
Parks & libraries
7 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time1 part
Other
7 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

Bonner Springs Unified School District 204

Bonner Springs's K–12 school district, shared with Edwardsville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,005
Kansas: $14,966
Students
2,560
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$38.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $14,005 per pupil, $8,280 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 Bonner Springs: De Soto Unified School District 232 ($12,922 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bonner Springs pay

Typical tax bill
$3,951
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.60%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$247,200
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 Bonner Springs's government

🏛️ Official websitebonnersprings.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bonner Springs →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bonner Springs

Bonner Springs is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Sharice Davids. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Bonner Springs'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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