Town Hall · Centerville

Centerville, KS town hall & government

Centerville spent $16,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $39 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Centerville's money goes

Spent
$16,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$39
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$4,00025%
Parks & libraries
$1,0006%
Other
$11,00069%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%

Centerville didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Jayhawk Unified School District 346

Centerville's K–12 school district, shared with Blue Mound, Blue Mound, Mound City, Prescott, Stanton and Sheridan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,529
Kansas: $14,966
Students
594
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $16,529 per pupil, $9,907 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 Centerville: Prairie View Unified School District 362 ($18,093 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Centerville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,500
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
0.51%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$292,900
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 Centerville's government

Town hall & decisions in Centerville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Centerville

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

All of Centerville'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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