Goessel, KS town hall & government
Goessel spent $419,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $857 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Goessel's government.
Where Goessel's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 25%
- Property taxes 23%
- Utility sales 21%
- From the federal government 13%
- From the state 8%
- Sales taxes 7%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
Who works for Goessel
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Goessel Unified School District 411
Goessel's K–12 school district, shared with West Branch, Menno, East Branch, Meridian 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 18%
- State 75%
- Federal 7%
Of the $16,186 per pupil, $10,248 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 Goessel kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Goessel 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 Goessel's government
Who represents Goessel
Goessel 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.