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Offerle, KS town hall & government

Offerle spent $127,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $706 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Offerle's money goes

Spent
$127,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$706
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
$106,000
$589 per resident
Water & other utilities
$49,00039%
Sewer & trash
$38,00030%
Administration & buildings
$30,00024%
Interest on debt
$5,0004%
Fire
$1,0001%
Other
$4,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • From the state 8%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
Town workforce

Who works for Offerle

Full-time staff
1
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Kinsley-Offerle Unified School District 347

Offerle's K–12 school district, shared with Jackson, Kinsley, Logan, Trenton, Kinsley and South Brown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,403
Kansas: $14,966
Students
305
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $18,403 per pupil, $11,272 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 Offerle pay

Typical tax bill
$1,250
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
2.03%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$61,700
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

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Town hall & decisions in Offerle →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Offerle

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

All of Offerle'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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