Delphos, KS town hall & government
Delphos spent $482,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,465 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Delphos's government.
Where Delphos's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 34%
- Property taxes 26%
- Sales taxes 13%
- Fees & charges 10%
- From the federal government 7%
- Other taxes & licenses 6%
- From the state 3%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Who works for Delphos
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
North Ottawa County Unified School District 239
Delphos's K–12 school district, shared with Blaine, Fountain, Garfield, Grant, Logan and Minneapolis. 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 20%
- State 75%
- Federal 5%
Of the $15,357 per pupil, $9,884 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 Delphos kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Delphos pay
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.
Contact Delphos's government
Who represents Delphos
Delphos 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.