Town Hall · Elk

Elk, KS town hall & government

Elk spent $7,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $9 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Elk's money goes

Spent
$7,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$9
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$5,00071%
Parks & libraries
$1,00014%
Other
$1,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%

Elk didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Clifton-Clyde Unified School District 224

Elk's K–12 school district, shared with Clifton, Clifton, Clyde, Shirley, Vining and Brantford. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,720
Kansas: $14,966
Students
314
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 29%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,720 per pupil, $9,334 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 Elk pay

Typical tax bill
$1,326
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.80%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$73,800
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 Elk's government

Town hall & decisions in Elk →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Elk

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

All of Elk'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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