Town Hall · Grenola

Grenola, KS town hall & government

Grenola spent $40,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $214 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Grenola's money goes

Spent
$40,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$214
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$20,00050%
Administration & buildings
$13,00033%
Sewer & trash
$4,00010%
Roads & transportation
$2,0005%
Fire
$1,0003%
Town workforce

Who works for Grenola

Full-time staff
1
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Central Unified School District 462

Grenola's K–12 school district, shared with Atlanta, Burden, Cambridge, Harvey, Omnia and Silver Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,977
Kansas: $14,966
Students
302
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $17,977 per pupil, $9,980 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 Grenola pay

Typical tax bill
$792
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.77%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$44,700
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 Grenola's government

🏛️ Official websiteGrenolaKS.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Grenola →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Grenola

Grenola is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Ron Estes. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Grenola'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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