Town Hall · Paxico

Paxico, KS town hall & government

Paxico spent $59,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $280 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Paxico's money goes

Spent
$59,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$280
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$57,00097%
Parks & libraries
$1,0002%
Interest on debt
$1,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Paxico

Full-time staff
2
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$27,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time20 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Wabaunsee Unified School District 329

Paxico's K–12 school district, shared with Alma, Alma, Maple Hill, McFarland, Newbury and Washington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,374
Kansas: $14,966
Students
425
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $16,374 per pupil, $9,668 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 Paxico pay

Typical tax bill
$2,118
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.64%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$129,500
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 Paxico's government

🏛️ Official websitepaxicomerchants.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Paxico →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Paxico

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

All of Paxico'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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