Cora, KS town hall & government
Cora spent $4,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $167 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cora's government.
Where Cora's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 100%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Cora collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Cora
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Cora didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Smith Center Unified School District 237
Cora's K–12 school district, shared with Banner, Beaver, Blaine, Cedar, Center and Crystal Plains. 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 30%
- State 62%
- Federal 9%
Of the $15,327 per pupil, $9,429 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.
Which schools Cora kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Cora's government
Who represents Cora
Cora 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.