Town Hall · Sherman

Sherman, KS town hall & government

Sherman spent $61,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $113 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Sherman's money goes

Spent
$61,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$113
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$37,00061%
Administration & buildings
$11,00018%
Other
$13,00021%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 95%
  • From the state 5%

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Girard Unified School District 248

Sherman's K–12 school district, shared with Crawford, Girard, Hepler, Walnut, Walnut and Grant. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,314
Kansas: $14,966
Students
989
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $15,314 per pupil, $9,477 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.

Local

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Sherman

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

All of Sherman'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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