Town Hall · Rush Center

Rush Center, KS town hall & government

Rush Center spent $205,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,349 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Rush Center's money goes

Spent
$205,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,349
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$41,00020%
Administration & buildings
$40,00020%
Water & other utilities
$22,00011%
Roads & transportation
$4,0002%
Other
$98,00048%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • From the state 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Income taxes 5%

Rush Center 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 Rush Center

Full-time staff
0
1 part-time too
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Rush Center didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

LaCrosse Unified School District 395

Rush Center's K–12 school district, shared with Alexander, Alexander-Belle Prairie, Center, La Crosse, La Crosse-Brookdale and Liebenthal. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,555
Kansas: $14,966
Students
281
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $17,555 per pupil, $10,996 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 Rush Center pay

Typical tax bill
$1,576
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.93%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$81,700
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 Rush Center's government

Town hall & decisions in Rush Center →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rush Center

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

All of Rush Center'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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