Thayer, KS town hall & government
Thayer spent $657,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,413 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Thayer's government.
Where Thayer's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 23%
- Utility sales 23%
- Property taxes 16%
- From the federal government 15%
- Fees & charges 10%
- Sales taxes 9%
- From the state 3%
- From other local governments 2%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Thayer
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Thayer didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Cherryvale Unified School District 447
Thayer's K–12 school district, shared with Cherryvale, Cherry, Drum Creek, Liberty, Newark and Shiloh. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal
- Local 8%
- State 79%
- Federal 13%
Of the $16,337 per pupil, $10,809 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.
Which schools Thayer kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Thayer pay
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.
Contact Thayer's government
Who represents Thayer
Thayer is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Derek Schmidt. Laura Kelly is governor.
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.