Effingham, KS town hall & government
Effingham spent $291,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $562 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Effingham's government.
Where Effingham's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 40%
- Utility sales 28%
- Fees & charges 20%
- Sales taxes 6%
- From the state 6%
- Interest, fines & other <1%
Effingham didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Effingham
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Effingham didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Atchison County Community Schools Unified School District 377
Effingham's K–12 school district, shared with Huron, Lancaster, Lancaster, Muscotah, Kapioma and Grasshopper. 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 30%
- State 63%
- Federal 7%
Of the $16,591 per pupil, $9,854 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 Effingham kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Effingham 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 Effingham's government
Who represents Effingham
Effingham is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Derek Schmidt. 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.