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How Neuchatel is run

Neuchatel spent $55,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $529 per resident.

Town budget
$55,000
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$529
Above typical Kansas towns ($107)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
Town staff
0
full-time · 3 part-time

What stands out about how Neuchatel is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · The school district

Vermillion Unified School District 380

Neuchatel’s K–12 school district, shared with Centralia, Corning, Frankfort, Goff, Home and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Neuchatel →
$13,403
per pupil · KS $14,966
647
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $13,403 per pupil, $8,368 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 24%State 69%Federal 7%

Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal.

Also serving Neuchatel

Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton Unified School District 322 · $14,439 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Neuchatel

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Neuchatel yet. Neighbors can add them.

Your share of the budget

About $529 per resident a year, or $1.45 a day

The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 96% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 100%
Who works for Neuchatel

0 full-time staff

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 3 pt
0
full-time
3
part-time

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Next door

How Neuchatel’s budget compares

Neuchatel ranks 3rd lowest of 4 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.

Spends the leastSpends the mostNo figures
TownSpent per residentDebt per residentTax bill
Home$61—$964
Cleveland$352—$2,800
Neuchatel$529——
Red Vermillion$547—$2,385
Mill Creek——$1,458

The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.

Who represents Neuchatel

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Neuchatel.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Kansas HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Kansas SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kansas

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Neuchatel’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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