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Enterprise, KS town hall & government

Enterprise spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,824 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Enterprise's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,824
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
$64,000
$83 per resident
Water & other utilities
$796,00056%
Sewer & trash
$199,00014%
Administration & buildings
$119,0008%
Police
$110,0008%
Parks & libraries
$55,0004%
Roads & transportation
$54,0004%
Fire
$28,0002%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%
Other
$46,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 58%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Enterprise 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 Enterprise

Full-time staff
7
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time11 part
Police
1 full-time10 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Fire
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Enterprise didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Chapman Unified School District 473

Enterprise's K–12 school district, shared with Carlton, Center, Chapman, Flora, Fragrant Hill and Hayes. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,107
Kansas: $14,966
Students
1,132
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $14,107 per pupil, $8,408 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 Enterprise pay

Typical tax bill
$1,625
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.74%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$93,600
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 Enterprise's government

🏛️ Official websiteenterpriseks.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Enterprise →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Enterprise

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

All of Enterprise'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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