Town Hall · Ensign

Ensign, KS town hall & government

Ensign spent $11,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $60 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Ensign's money goes

Spent
$11,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$60
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
$272,000
$1,478 per resident
Interest on debt
$11,000100%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Ensign

Full-time staff
1
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cimarron-Ensign Unified School District 102

Ensign's K–12 school district, shared with Cimarron, Cimarron, East Hess, Concord, Fairview and Garfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,626
Kansas: $14,966
Students
610
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $14,626 per pupil, $9,487 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 Ensign pay

Typical tax bill
$1,417
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.60%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$88,500
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 Ensign's government

Town hall & decisions in Ensign →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ensign

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

All of Ensign'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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