Town Hall · Summers

Summers, KS town hall & government

Summers spent $0 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Summers's money goes

Spent
$0
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$0
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 100%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Summers

Full-time staff
2
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$15,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Colby Public Schools Unified School District 315

Summers's K–12 school district, shared with Colby, Gem, Rovohl, Morgan, Lacey and North Randall. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,841
Kansas: $14,966
Students
944
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 41%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,841 per pupil, $8,679 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.

Also serving Summers: Oakley Unified School District 274 ($15,419 per pupil) · Triplains Unified School District 275 ($23,644 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Summers pay

Typical tax bill
$3,750
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.83%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$205,400
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 Summers's government

Town hall & decisions in Summers →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Summers

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

All of Summers'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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