Town Hall · Fountain

Fountain, KS town hall & government

Fountain spent $20,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $134 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Fountain's money goes

Spent
$20,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$134
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$15,00075%
Administration & buildings
$4,00020%
Parks & libraries
$1,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

North Ottawa County Unified School District 239

Fountain's K–12 school district, shared with Blaine, Delphos, Garfield, Grant, Logan and Minneapolis. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,357
Kansas: $14,966
Students
621
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 75%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $15,357 per pupil, $9,884 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.

Local

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Town hall & decisions in Fountain →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fountain

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

All of Fountain'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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