Town Hall · Prospect

Prospect, KS town hall & government

Prospect spent $343,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $143 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Prospect's money goes

Spent
$343,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$143
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$267,00078%
Paid to other governments
$48,00014%
Administration & buildings
$23,0007%
Other
$5,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 57%
  • From the state 43%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Prospect

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 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

Flinthills Unified School District 492

Prospect's K–12 school district, shared with Cassoday, Rosalia, Sycamore, Chelsea, Salem and Spring Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,526
Kansas: $14,966
Students
270
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $20,526 per pupil, $10,589 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.

Also serving Prospect: Bluestem Unified School District 205 ($14,788 per pupil) · El Dorado Unified School District 490 ($13,055 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Prospect pay

Typical tax bill
$2,676
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.38%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$194,600
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.

Local

Contact Prospect's government

Town hall & decisions in Prospect →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Prospect

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

All of Prospect'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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