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Clinton, KS town hall & government

Clinton spent $205,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $330 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Clinton's money goes

Spent
$205,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$330
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
$170,000
$274 per resident
Administration & buildings
$9,0004%
Interest on debt
$9,0004%
Fire
$3,0001%
Other
$184,00090%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 88%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Clinton

Full-time staff
1
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lawrence Unified School District 497

Clinton's K–12 school district, shared with Grant, Lawrence, Wakarusa and Willow Springs. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,393
Kansas: $14,966
Students
10,594
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$77.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $12,393 per pupil, $6,783 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 Clinton: Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450 ($13,277 per pupil) · Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434 ($15,165 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Clinton pay

Typical tax bill
$5,344
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.11%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$480,600
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Clinton

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

All of Clinton'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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