Custer, KS town hall & government
Custer spent $17,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $708 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Custer's government.
Where Custer's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 79%
- From other local governments 21%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Custer collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Custer 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
Custer's K–12 school district, shared with Altory, Bassettville, Beaver, Center, Finley and Garfield. 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.
Which schools Custer kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Custer's government
Who represents Custer
Custer 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.