Town Hall · Deerfield

Deerfield, KS town hall & government

Deerfield spent $587,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $871 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Deerfield's money goes

Spent
$587,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$871
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
$140,000
$208 per resident
Fire
$203,00035%
Water & other utilities
$99,00017%
Sewer & trash
$90,00015%
Roads & transportation
$35,0006%
Administration & buildings
$25,0004%
Interest on debt
$5,0001%
Other
$130,00022%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 34%
  • Utility sales 26%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • From the state 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Deerfield 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 Deerfield

Full-time staff
4
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Deerfield Unified School District 216

Deerfield's K–12 school district, shared with Deerfield, Southside and East Hibbard. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,875
Kansas: $14,966
Students
248
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal

  • Local 33%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $18,875 per pupil, $10,302 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.

Local

Contact Deerfield's government

🏛️ Official websitedeerfieldkansas.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Deerfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Deerfield

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

All of Deerfield'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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