Formoso, KS town hall & government
Formoso spent $85,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $988 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Formoso's government.
Where Formoso's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 25%
- From other local governments 20%
- Property taxes 17%
- Utility sales 14%
- Sales taxes 9%
- Fees & charges 8%
- From the federal government 5%
- From the state 1%
Who works for Formoso
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Rock Hills Unified School District 107
Formoso's K–12 school district, shared with Buffalo, Burr Oak, Burr Oak, Calvin, Center and Erving. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal
- Local 34%
- State 58%
- Federal 8%
Of the $17,286 per pupil, $10,990 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.
Which schools Formoso kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Formoso pay
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.
Contact Formoso's government
Who represents Formoso
Formoso is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Tracey Mann. Laura Kelly is governor.
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.