Town Hall · Halstead

Halstead, KS town hall & government

Halstead spent $164,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $433 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Halstead's money goes

Spent
$164,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$433
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$115,00070%
Fire
$41,00025%
Administration & buildings
$3,0002%
Other
$5,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%
Town workforce

Who works for Halstead

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 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

Halstead Unified School District 440

Halstead's K–12 school district, shared with Bentley, Halstead, Lakin, Eagle, Macon and Sedgwick. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,978
Kansas: $14,966
Students
811
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $13,978 per pupil, $8,568 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 Halstead pay

Typical tax bill
$3,458
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
0.93%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$372,900
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 Halstead's government

🏛️ Official websitehalsteadks.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Halstead →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Halstead

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

All of Halstead'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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