Town Hall · Gridley

Gridley, KS town hall & government

Gridley spent $454,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,406 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Gridley's money goes

Spent
$454,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,406
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
$5,774 per resident
Water & other utilities
$121,00027%
Administration & buildings
$110,00024%
Roads & transportation
$87,00019%
Sewer & trash
$85,00019%
Parks & libraries
$40,0009%
Other
$11,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 80%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Utility sales 4%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Gridley

Full-time staff
2
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$29,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Leroy-Gridley Unified School District 245

Gridley's K–12 school district, shared with LeRoy, LeRoy, Spring Creek, Liberty, Neosho and Avon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,641
Kansas: $14,966
Students
170
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 37%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $24,641 per pupil, $14,912 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 Gridley pay

Typical tax bill
$1,310
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.53%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$85,700
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 Gridley's government

🏛️ Official websitegridleyks.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Gridley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Gridley

Gridley is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Derek Schmidt. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Gridley'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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