Town Hall · Coats

Coats, KS town hall & government

Coats spent $2,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $27 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Coats's money goes

Spent
$2,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$27
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
$27,000
$360 per resident
Administration & buildings
$1,00050%
Interest on debt
$1,00050%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 35%
  • Utility sales 26%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • From the state 16%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Coats

Full-time staff
0
16 part-time too
Fire
0 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Coats didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Skyline Schools Unified School District 438

Coats's K–12 school district, shared with Byers, Cullison, Sawyer, Township 10, Township 9 and Township 8. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,313
Kansas: $14,966
Students
335
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 23%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $17,313 per pupil, $11,591 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 Coats pay

Typical tax bill
$370
a year · Kansas typical $2,798

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 Coats's government

Town hall & decisions in Coats →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Coats

Coats is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Ron Estes. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Coats'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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