Garden Plain, KS town hall & government
Garden Plain spent $1.6 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,727 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Garden Plain's government.
Where Garden Plain's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 27%
- Property taxes 27%
- Fees & charges 19%
- Sales taxes 15%
- Interest, fines & other 6%
- From the state 5%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Garden Plain
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Renwick Unified School District 267
Garden Plain's K–12 school district, shared with Andale, Colwich, Sherman, Garden Plain, Union and Afton. 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 29%
- State 68%
- Federal 3%
Of the $11,508 per pupil, $7,516 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 Garden Plain kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Garden Plain 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 Garden Plain's government
Who represents Garden Plain
Garden Plain is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Ron Estes. 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.