Town Hall · Macon

Macon, KS town hall & government

Macon spent $232,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $430 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Macon's money goes

Spent
$232,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$430
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$170,00073%
Fire
$62,00027%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 100%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Macon

Full-time staff
1
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$27,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Halstead Unified School District 440

Macon's K–12 school district, shared with Bentley, Halstead, Halstead, Lakin, Eagle 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.

Also serving Macon: Newton Unified School District 373 ($17,375 per pupil) · Hesston Unified School District 460 ($13,120 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Macon pay

Typical tax bill
$2,897
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.06%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$273,800
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 Macon's government

🏛️ Official websiteHarveyCounty.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Macon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Macon

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

All of Macon'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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