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St. George, KS town hall & government

St. George spent $2.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,182 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where St. George's money goes

Spent
$2.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,182
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
$6.6 million
$6,486 per resident
Administration & buildings
$562,00025%
Water & other utilities
$305,00014%
Interest on debt
$297,00013%
Roads & transportation
$285,00013%
Police
$202,0009%
Sewer & trash
$187,0008%
Parks & libraries
$15,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$10,000<1%
Other
$356,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 51%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • From the state 4%
Town workforce

Who works for St. George

Full-time staff
4
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
2 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 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

Rock Creek Unified School District 323

St. George's K–12 school district, shared with Pottawatomie, Westmoreland, Rock Creek, St. George, Clear Creek and Union. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,626
Kansas: $14,966
Students
1,337
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$38.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $13,626 per pupil, $8,294 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 St. George pay

Typical tax bill
$4,056
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.60%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$253,500
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 St. George's government

Town hall & decisions in St. George →

Beyond town hall

Who represents St. George

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

All of St. George'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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