Cedar, KS town hall & government
Cedar spent $4,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $47 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cedar's government.
Where Cedar's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 100%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Cedar collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Chase County Unified School District 284
Cedar's K–12 school district, shared with Bazaar, Cedar Point, Cottonwood Falls, Elmdale, Falls and Homestead. 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 41%
- State 54%
- Federal 5%
Of the $16,244 per pupil, $10,246 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 Cedar: Peabody-Burns Unified School District 398 ($19,502 per pupil).
Which schools Cedar kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Cedar's government
Who represents Cedar
Cedar is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Derek Schmidt. 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.