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Reserve, KS town hall & government

Reserve spent $11,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $136 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Reserve's money goes

Spent
$11,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$136
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
$288,000
$3,556 per resident
Interest on debt
$11,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 67%
  • Utility sales 33%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Reserve

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
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

Hiawatha Unified School District 415

Reserve's K–12 school district, shared with Fairview, Hamlin, Hiawatha, Hiawatha, Padonia and Robinson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,351
Kansas: $14,966
Students
881
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $15,351 per pupil, $9,753 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 Reserve pay

Typical tax bill
$900
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.08%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$83,300
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 Reserve's government

Town hall & decisions in Reserve →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Reserve

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

All of Reserve'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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