Town Hall · Perry

Perry, KS town hall & government

Perry spent $639,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $704 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Perry's money goes

Spent
$639,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$704
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
$234,000
$258 per resident
Administration & buildings
$272,00043%
Water & other utilities
$153,00024%
Roads & transportation
$116,00018%
Sewer & trash
$56,0009%
Parks & libraries
$20,0003%
Police
$15,0002%
Interest on debt
$7,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 35%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • From other local governments 14%
  • From the state 10%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

Perry didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Perry

Full-time staff
3
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,500
a year, before benefits
Police
0 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
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. Perry didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Perry Public Schools Unified School District 343

Perry's K–12 school district, shared with Lecompton, Kentucky, Rural, Lecompton, Kaw and Kanwaka. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,678
Kansas: $14,966
Students
789
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$18.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,678 per pupil, $9,077 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 Perry pay

Typical tax bill
$2,384
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.37%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$174,000
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 Perry's government

🏛️ Official websitePerryKansas.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Perry →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Perry

Perry is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Tracey Mann. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Perry'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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