Town Hall · Marmaton

Marmaton, KS town hall & government

Marmaton spent $20,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $25 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Marmaton's money goes

Spent
$20,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$25
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$15,00075%
Fire
$5,00025%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 92%
  • Fees & charges 8%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Marmaton

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 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. Marmaton didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Marmaton Valley Unified School District 256

Marmaton's K–12 school district, shared with Elsmore, Elsmore, Moran, Osage, Savonburg and Deer Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,022
Kansas: $14,966
Students
270
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 59%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $18,022 per pupil, $11,570 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 Marmaton pay

Typical tax bill
$1,425
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.04%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$137,500
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 Marmaton's government

Town hall & decisions in Marmaton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Marmaton

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

All of Marmaton'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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