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Cedar, KS town hall & government

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Schools · school year 2023–24

Altoona-Midway Unified School District 387

Cedar's K–12 school district, shared with Altoona, Buffalo, Colfax, Pleasant Valley, Chetopa and Guilford. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,831
Kansas: $14,966
Students
148
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 28%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $23,831 per pupil, $15,014 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: Fredonia Unified School District 484 ($17,662 per pupil) · Neodesha Unified School District 461 ($16,158 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Cedar pay

Typical tax bill
$834
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.39%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$59,800
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 Cedar's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Cedar

Cedar is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Derek Schmidt. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Cedar's representatives, with contacts →

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