Mertilla, KS town hall & government
Mertilla spent $231,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,351 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mertilla's government.
Where Mertilla's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 94%
- From the state 6%
Who works for Mertilla
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Mertilla didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Meade Unified School District 226
Mertilla's K–12 school district, shared with Meade, Meade Center, Cimarron, Sand Creek and Crooked Creek. 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 38%
- State 57%
- Federal 5%
Of the $16,226 per pupil, $9,606 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 Mertilla: Kismet-Plains Unified School District 483 ($17,990 per pupil) · Copeland Unified School District 476 ($28,702 per pupil) · Montezuma Unified School District 371 ($25,673 per pupil).
Which schools Mertilla kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Mertilla pay
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.
Contact Mertilla's government
Who represents Mertilla
Mertilla 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.