Town Hall · Stark

Stark, KS town hall & government

Stark spent $33,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $500 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Stark's money goes

Spent
$33,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$500
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
$18,000
$273 per resident
Sewer & trash
$10,00030%
Roads & transportation
$8,00024%
Administration & buildings
$3,0009%
Fire
$3,0009%
Water & other utilities
$1,0003%
Other
$8,00024%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 49%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Stark

Full-time staff
0
3 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Erie-Galesburg Unified School District 101

Stark's K–12 school district, shared with Centerville, Erie, Galesburg, Grant, Ladore and Erie. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,032
Kansas: $14,966
Students
462
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $16,032 per pupil, $10,225 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

Contact Stark's government

Town hall & decisions in Stark →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Stark

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

All of Stark'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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