Topeka, KS town hall & government
Topeka spent $291.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,324 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Topeka's government.
Where Topeka's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 22%
- Utility sales 22%
- Sales taxes 21%
- Property taxes 14%
- Interest, fines & other 9%
- From the federal government 7%
- From the state 3%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- From other local governments 1%
Who works for Topeka
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Topeka Public Schools Unified School District 501
Topeka's K–12 school district. 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 13%
- State 68%
- Federal 19%
Of the $16,981 per pupil, $9,204 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 Topeka: Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 ($13,052 per pupil) · Seaman Unified School District 345 ($13,307 per pupil) · Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450 ($13,277 per pupil).
Which schools Topeka kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Topeka 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.
Contact Topeka's government
Who represents Topeka
Topeka 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.