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How McCune is run

McCune spent $392,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $949 per resident.

City budget
$392,000
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$949
Below typical Kansas cities ($1,604)
Long-term debt
$141,000
$341 per resident
City staff
4
full-time · 10 part-time
Typical tax bill
$562
a year · KS $2,798

What stands out about how McCune is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $949 per resident a year, or $2.60 a day

The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 95% of spending.

Where the money comes from
From the state 41%From other local governments 25%Utility sales 24%Fees & charges 9%Interest, fines & other <1%
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $562 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.38% of the home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Kansas$2,798
McCune$562
$562
typical bill a year
1.38%
effective rate
$40,700
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at McCune’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

The school district

Cherokee Unified School District 247

McCune’s K–12 school district, shared with Cherokee, Osage, Weir, West Mineral, Sheridan and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in McCune →
$18,720
per pupil · KS $14,966
461
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $18,720 per pupil, $11,399 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 21%State 67%Federal 13%

Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in McCune

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for McCune yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for McCune

One full-time town employee for every 103 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings4 + 10 pt
4
full-time
10
part-time
$34,700
average full-time pay, before benefits

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents McCune

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for McCune.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Kansas HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Kansas SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kansas

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach McCune’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how McCune is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does McCune get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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