Town Hall · McCracken

McCracken, KS town hall & government

McCracken spent $164,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $959 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where McCracken's money goes

Spent
$164,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$959
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
$40,000
$234 per resident
Water & other utilities
$77,00047%
Administration & buildings
$47,00029%
Parks & libraries
$16,00010%
Sewer & trash
$12,0007%
Roads & transportation
$4,0002%
Interest on debt
$2,0001%
Other
$6,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 48%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • From the state 6%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for McCracken

Full-time staff
0
2 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

LaCrosse Unified School District 395

McCracken's K–12 school district, shared with Alexander, Alexander-Belle Prairie, Center, La Crosse, La Crosse-Brookdale and Liebenthal. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,555
Kansas: $14,966
Students
281
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $17,555 per pupil, $10,996 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 McCracken pay

Typical tax bill
$650
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.47%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$44,300
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents McCracken

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

All of McCracken'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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