Town Hall · Rantoul

Rantoul, KS town hall & government

Rantoul spent $45,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $241 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rantoul's money goes

Spent
$45,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$241
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$35,00078%
Parks & libraries
$9,00020%
Administration & buildings
$1,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 36%
  • From the state 20%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • From other local governments 13%
Town workforce

Who works for Rantoul

Full-time staff
6
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$30,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
6 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

Central Heights Unified School District 288

Rantoul's K–12 school district, shared with Lane, Princeton, Pottawatomie, Ohio, Richmond and Cutler. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,367
Kansas: $14,966
Students
566
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 74%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $16,367 per pupil, $10,802 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 Rantoul pay

Typical tax bill
$1,140
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$120,200
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 Rantoul's government

Town hall & decisions in Rantoul →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rantoul

Rantoul is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Sharice Davids. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Rantoul'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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