Garden, KS town hall & government
Garden spent $8,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Garden's government.
Where Garden's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 100%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Garden collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Garden didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Garden
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Riverton Unified School District 404
Garden's K–12 school district, shared with Lowell and Spring Valley. 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 19%
- State 75%
- Federal 7%
Of the $15,861 per pupil, $9,182 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.
Also serving Garden: Galena Unified School District 499 ($15,875 per pupil).
Which schools Garden kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Garden 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.
Contact Garden's government
Who represents Garden
Garden is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Derek Schmidt. 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.