Town Hall · Ridge

Ridge, KS town hall & government

Ridge spent $106,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $791 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Ridge's money goes

Spent
$106,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$791
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$99,00093%
Administration & buildings
$5,0005%
Fire
$1,0001%
Paid to other governments
$1,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 99%
  • From other local governments 1%

Ridge 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 Ridge

Full-time staff
1
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$36,100
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rural Vista Unified School District 481

Ridge's K–12 school district, shared with Hope, Latimer, Township 5, White City, Woodbine and Highland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,319
Kansas: $14,966
Students
285
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 31%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $16,319 per pupil, $8,835 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 Ridge: Chapman Unified School District 473 ($14,107 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Ridge pay

Typical tax bill
$667
a year · Kansas typical $2,798

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 Ridge's government

Town hall & decisions in Ridge →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ridge

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

All of Ridge'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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