Menlo, KS town hall & government
Menlo spent $41,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $456 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Menlo's government.
Where Menlo's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 100%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Menlo collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Menlo didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Menlo
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Golden Plains Unified School District 316
Menlo's K–12 school district, shared with Menlo, Rexford, Selden, Smith, Wendell and Jefferson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal
- Local 31%
- State 60%
- Federal 9%
Of the $21,195 per pupil, $12,767 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 Menlo: Oakley Unified School District 274 ($15,419 per pupil) · Grinnell Public Schools Unified School District 291 ($32,949 per pupil).
Which schools Menlo kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Menlo's government
Who represents Menlo
Menlo is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Tracey Mann. Laura Kelly is governor.
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.