Park, KS town hall & government
Park spent $24,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $220 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Park's government.
Where Park's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 40%
- Utility sales 37%
- Property taxes 23%
Who works for Park
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Wheatland Unified School District 292
Park's K–12 school district, shared with Gove City, Grainfield, Grainfield, Gove, Payne and Lewis. 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 39%
- State 55%
- Federal 6%
Of the $23,899 per pupil, $14,657 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 Park kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Park 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 Park's government
Who represents Park
Park is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Tracey Mann. 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.