Buffalo, KS town hall & government
Buffalo spent $260,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $670 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Buffalo's government.
Where Buffalo's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 81%
- From the federal government 15%
- From the state 3%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Who works for Buffalo
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Great Bend Unified School District 428
Buffalo's K–12 school district, shared with Great Bend, Great Bend, South Bend, Liberty, Clarence and North Seward. 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 30%
- State 53%
- Federal 16%
Of the $16,214 per pupil, $10,671 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.
Which schools Buffalo kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Buffalo's government
Who represents Buffalo
Buffalo 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.