Town Hall · Grant

Grant, KS town hall & government

Grant spent $573,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,418 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Grant's money goes

Spent
$573,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,418
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$155,00027%
Paid to other governments
$155,00027%
Other
$263,00046%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Grant

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lawrence Unified School District 497

Grant's K–12 school district, shared with Lawrence, Wakarusa, Clinton and Willow Springs. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,393
Kansas: $14,966
Students
10,594
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$77.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $12,393 per pupil, $6,783 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 Grant pay

Typical tax bill
$4,371
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.24%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$351,200
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 Grant's government

Town hall & decisions in Grant →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Grant

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

All of Grant'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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