Town Hall · Glasco

Glasco, KS town hall & government

Glasco spent $799,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,783 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Glasco's money goes

Spent
$799,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,783
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
$148,000
$330 per resident
Water & other utilities
$434,00054%
Sewer & trash
$99,00012%
Roads & transportation
$80,00010%
Parks & libraries
$54,0007%
Administration & buildings
$39,0005%
Police
$19,0002%
Fire
$10,0001%
Interest on debt
$5,0001%
Other
$59,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 62%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Glasco

Full-time staff
3
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$48,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Glasco didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Southern Cloud Unified School District 334

Glasco's K–12 school district, shared with Miltonvale, Oakland, Starr, Lyon, Meredith and Solomon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$27,291
Kansas: $14,966
Students
127
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $27,291 per pupil, $17,299 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Glasco pay

Typical tax bill
$1,137
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
2.19%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$52,000
owner-occupied

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.

Local

Contact Glasco's government

🏛️ Official websiteglascokansas.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Glasco →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Glasco

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

All of Glasco'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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