Town Hall · Sedan

Sedan, KS town hall & government

Sedan spent $0 in the year to December 31, 2024, about $0 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Sedan's money goes

Spent
$0
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$0
typical Kansas cities: $2,083
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 53%
  • Property taxes 47%

Sedan didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Sedan

Full-time staff
10
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$22,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
0 full-time11 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Police
2 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Chautauqua County Community Unified School District 286

Sedan's K–12 school district, shared with Belleville, Chautauqua, Elgin, Peru, Lafayette and Center. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,745
Kansas: $14,966
Students
380
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 10%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $17,745 per pupil, $11,805 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 Sedan pay

Typical tax bill
$888
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
2.16%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$41,200
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 Sedan's government

Town hall & decisions in Sedan →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sedan

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

All of Sedan'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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