Gas, KS town hall & government
Gas spent $443,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $879 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Gas's government.
Where Gas's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 37%
- Fees & charges 20%
- Property taxes 16%
- Sales taxes 13%
- From the state 9%
- From other local governments 4%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
Gas 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 Gas
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Iola Unified School District 257
Gas's K–12 school district, shared with Bassett, Iola, La Harpe, Iola, Geneva and Deer Creek. 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 21%
- State 66%
- Federal 13%
Of the $14,661 per pupil, $9,258 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 Gas kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Gas 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 Gas's government
Who represents Gas
Gas 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.