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Isabel, KS town hall & government

Isabel spent $196,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,450 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Isabel's money goes

Spent
$196,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,450
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$155,00079%
Sewer & trash
$18,0009%
Administration & buildings
$15,0008%
Roads & transportation
$7,0004%
Fire
$1,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 82%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • From the state 2%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Isabel didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Isabel

Full-time staff
0
15 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Other
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

Barber County North Unified School District 254

Isabel's K–12 school district, shared with Deerhead, Lake City, Medicine Lodge, Medicine Lodge, Mingona and Sharon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,142
Kansas: $14,966
Students
478
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 29%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $17,142 per pupil, $10,161 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.

Local

Contact Isabel's government

Town hall & decisions in Isabel →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Isabel

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

All of Isabel'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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