Town Hall · Overbrook

Overbrook, KS town hall & government

Overbrook spent $87,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $87 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Overbrook's money goes

Spent
$87,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$87
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
$44,000
$44 per resident
Parks & libraries
$85,00098%
Interest on debt
$2,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 47%
  • Fees & charges 34%
  • From other local governments 17%
  • From the state 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Overbrook

Full-time staff
2
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
1 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time3 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

Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434

Overbrook's K–12 school district, shared with Carbondale, Scranton, Ridgeway, Elk, Scranton and Fairfax. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,165
Kansas: $14,966
Students
1,074
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,165 per pupil, $8,569 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 Overbrook pay

Typical tax bill
$2,711
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.85%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$146,300
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 Overbrook's government

🏛️ Official websiteoverbrookks.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Overbrook →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Overbrook

Overbrook is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Derek Schmidt. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Overbrook'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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