Town Hall · Murdock

Murdock, KS town hall & government

Murdock spent $56,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $142 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Murdock's money goes

Spent
$56,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$142
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$56,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 100%

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Remington-Whitewater Unified School District 206

Murdock's K–12 school district, shared with Elbing, Milton, Potwin, Whitewater, Plum Grove and Fairmount. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,540
Kansas: $14,966
Students
511
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $14,540 per pupil, $9,227 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 Murdock: Circle Unified School District 375 ($11,785 per pupil).

Local

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Town hall & decisions in Murdock →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Murdock

Murdock is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Ron Estes. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Murdock'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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