Muscotah, KS town hall & government
Muscotah spent $184,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,115 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Muscotah's government.
Where Muscotah's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 73%
- Fees & charges 9%
- Sales taxes 7%
- Property taxes 6%
- From the state 4%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Muscotah 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 Muscotah
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Atchison County Community Schools Unified School District 377
Muscotah's K–12 school district, shared with Effingham, Huron, Lancaster, Lancaster, Kapioma and Grasshopper. 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 30%
- State 63%
- Federal 7%
Of the $16,591 per pupil, $9,854 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.
Which schools Muscotah kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Muscotah 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 Muscotah's government
Who represents Muscotah
Muscotah is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Derek Schmidt. 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.