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Holyrood, KS town hall & government

Holyrood spent $1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,484 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Holyrood's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,484
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
$459,000
$1,122 per resident
Water & other utilities
$488,00048%
Sewer & trash
$247,00024%
Administration & buildings
$237,00023%
Police
$17,0002%
Fire
$13,0001%
Interest on debt
$10,0001%
Roads & transportation
$4,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 58%
  • From other local governments 21%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Holyrood

Full-time staff
10
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
7 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Police
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Central Plains Unified School District 112

Holyrood's K–12 school district, shared with Bushton, Claflin, Cleveland, Dorrance, Farmer and Green Garden. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$8,148
Kansas: $14,966
Students
1,071
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 25%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $8,148 per pupil, $5,184 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 Holyrood pay

Typical tax bill
$1,020
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.64%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$62,200
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 Holyrood's government

🏛️ Official websiteholyroodkansas.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Holyrood →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Holyrood

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

All of Holyrood'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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