Town Hall · Elmdale

Elmdale, KS town hall & government

Elmdale spent $13,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $255 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Elmdale's money goes

Spent
$13,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$255
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
$21,000
$412 per resident
Water & other utilities
$6,00046%
Sewer & trash
$4,00031%
Administration & buildings
$2,00015%
Interest on debt
$1,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 47%
  • Sales taxes 31%
  • Property taxes 22%
Town workforce

Who works for Elmdale

Full-time staff
0
3 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
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

Chase County Unified School District 284

Elmdale's K–12 school district, shared with Bazaar, Cedar Point, Cottonwood Falls, Falls, Homestead and Matfield Green. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,244
Kansas: $14,966
Students
390
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $16,244 per pupil, $10,246 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 Elmdale pay

Typical tax bill
$658
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.62%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$40,600
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 Elmdale's government

Town hall & decisions in Elmdale →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Elmdale

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

All of Elmdale'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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