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Comanche, KS town hall & government

Comanche spent $173,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $402 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Comanche's money goes

Spent
$173,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$402
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$147,00085%
Fire
$20,00012%
Administration & buildings
$6,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 93%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
Town workforce

Who works for Comanche

Full-time staff
2
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$29,200
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 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

Ellinwood Public Schools Unified School District 355

Comanche's K–12 school district, shared with Ellinwood, Lakin and Byron. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,448
Kansas: $14,966
Students
475
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 22%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $16,448 per pupil, $9,583 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 Comanche pay

Typical tax bill
$1,600
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.33%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$120,500
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 Comanche's government

Town hall & decisions in Comanche →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Comanche

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

All of Comanche'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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