Town Hall · Morgan

Morgan, KS town hall & government

Morgan spent $179,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $288 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Morgan's money goes

Spent
$179,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$288
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$152,00085%
Administration & buildings
$26,00015%
Other
$1,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 97%
  • From the state 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Morgan

Full-time staff
0
1 part-time too
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. Morgan didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Colby Public Schools Unified School District 315

Morgan's K–12 school district, shared with Colby, Gem, Rovohl, Lacey, North Randall and East Hale. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,841
Kansas: $14,966
Students
944
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 41%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,841 per pupil, $8,679 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 Morgan pay

Typical tax bill
$3,814
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
0.89%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$426,600
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 Morgan's government

Town hall & decisions in Morgan →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Morgan

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

All of Morgan'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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