Town Hall · Edgerton

Edgerton, KS town hall & government

Edgerton spent $6.7 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,858 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Edgerton's money goes

Spent
$6.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,858
typical Kansas cities: $2,083
Long-term debt
$43.4 million
$25,048 per resident
Administration & buildings
$1.8 million27%
Interest on debt
$1.1 million16%
Sewer & trash
$972,00015%
Roads & transportation
$911,00014%
Paid to other governments
$504,0008%
Water & other utilities
$483,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$460,0007%
Parks & libraries
$459,0007%
Health & welfare
$14,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 54%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Sales taxes 14%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Utility sales 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Edgerton

Full-time staff
28
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$77,500
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Parks & libraries
5 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
8 full-time
Housing & development
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Police
0 full-time1 part
Other
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231

Edgerton's K–12 school district, shared with McCamish, Gardner and Gardner. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,601
Kansas: $14,966
Students
5,895
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$94 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $13,601 per pupil, $7,796 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 Edgerton pay

Typical tax bill
$2,639
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.25%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$210,600
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 Edgerton's government

🏛️ Official websiteEdgertonKS.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Edgerton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Edgerton

Edgerton is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Sharice Davids. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Edgerton'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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