Town Hall · Cheever

Cheever, KS town hall & government

Cheever spent $66,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $524 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cheever's money goes

Spent
$66,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$524
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$58,00088%
Administration & buildings
$2,0003%
Other
$6,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 100%
Town workforce

Who works for Cheever

Full-time staff
0
1 part-time too
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Chapman Unified School District 473

Cheever's K–12 school district, shared with Carlton, Center, Chapman, Enterprise, Flora and Fragrant Hill. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,107
Kansas: $14,966
Students
1,132
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $14,107 per pupil, $8,408 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 Cheever pay

Typical tax bill
$4,224
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.00%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$422,400
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 Cheever's government

Town hall & decisions in Cheever →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cheever

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

All of Cheever'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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