Town Hall · Eskridge

Eskridge, KS town hall & government

Eskridge spent $2.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $4,454 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Eskridge's money goes

Spent
$2.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$4,454
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
$236,000
$470 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.9 million85%
Administration & buildings
$196,0009%
Sewer & trash
$134,0006%
Interest on debt
$11,000<1%
Roads & transportation
$3,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 87%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Eskridge

Full-time staff
4
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
4 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mission Valley Unified School District 330

Eskridge's K–12 school district, shared with Harveyville, Plumb, Wilmington, Mission Creek, Rock Creek and Dover. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,403
Kansas: $14,966
Students
447
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $16,403 per pupil, $8,562 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 Eskridge pay

Typical tax bill
$1,288
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.57%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$82,100
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 Eskridge's government

🏛️ Official websiteeskridgeks.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Eskridge →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Eskridge

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

All of Eskridge'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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