Town Hall · Denton

Denton, KS town hall & government

Denton spent $46,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $336 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Denton's money goes

Spent
$46,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$336
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$17,00037%
Administration & buildings
$8,00017%
Sewer & trash
$8,00017%
Parks & libraries
$3,0007%
Other
$10,00022%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 39%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • From the state 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 17%
Town workforce

Who works for Denton

Full-time staff
0
2 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Doniphan West Unified School District 111

Denton's K–12 school district, shared with Highland, Leona, Severance, Union, White Cloud and Iowa. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,505
Kansas: $14,966
Students
390
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $16,505 per pupil, $10,441 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Denton pay

Typical tax bill
$1,182
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.06%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$111,500
owner-occupied

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.

Local

Contact Denton's government

Town hall & decisions in Denton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Denton

Denton is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Derek Schmidt. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Denton'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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