Cook, KS town hall & government
Cook spent $17,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $739 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cook's government.
Where Cook's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 100%
Cook didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Oberlin Unified School District 294
Cook's K–12 school district, shared with Altory, Bassettville, Beaver, Center, Custer and Finley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal
- Local 29%
- State 60%
- Federal 11%
Of the $17,510 per pupil, $9,239 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 Cook: Golden Plains Unified School District 316 ($21,195 per pupil).
Which schools Cook kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Cook's government
Who represents Cook
Cook is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Tracey Mann. Laura Kelly is governor.
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.