Town Hall · Dodge

Dodge, KS town hall & government

Dodge spent $208,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $306 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dodge's money goes

Spent
$208,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$306
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$200,00096%
Paid to other governments
$8,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 98%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Dodge

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Dodge City Unified School District 443

Dodge's K–12 school district, shared with Dodge City, Grandview, Richland, Royal, Enterprise and Fairview. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,355
Kansas: $14,966
Students
7,181
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$61 million
at year end

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

  • Local 12%
  • State 75%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $14,355 per pupil, $7,621 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 Dodge pay

Typical tax bill
$2,748
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.86%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$147,900
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 Dodge's government

🏛️ Official websitedodgecity.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Dodge →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dodge

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

All of Dodge'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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