Town Hall · Cawker

Cawker, KS town hall & government

Cawker spent $20,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $42 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cawker's money goes

Spent
$20,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$42
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$20,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 100%
Schools · school year 2023–24

Waconda Unified School District 272

Cawker's K–12 school district, shared with Carr Creek, Cawker City, Downs, Glen Elder, Glen Elder and Pittsburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,141
Kansas: $14,966
Students
327
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 26%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 29%

Of the $17,141 per pupil, $11,792 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 Cawker pay

Typical tax bill
$1,563
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.60%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$97,500
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 Cawker's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Cawker

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

All of Cawker'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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