Town Hall · Terry

Terry, KS town hall & government

Terry spent $30,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $197 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Terry's money goes

Spent
$30,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$197
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$30,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Terry

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

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Terry didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Garden City Unified School District 457

Terry's K–12 school district, shared with Garden City, Pierceville, Pleasant Valley, Ivanhoe, Garden City and Garfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,297
Kansas: $14,966
Students
7,235
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$74.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $13,297 per pupil, $7,628 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 Terry: Holcomb Unified School District 363 ($14,383 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Terry pay

Typical tax bill
$2,260
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
0.71%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$319,800
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 Terry's government

Town hall & decisions in Terry →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Terry

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

All of Terry'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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