Town Hall · Township 4

Township 4, KS town hall & government

Township 4 spent $13,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $67 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Township 4's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Township 4's money goes

Spent
$13,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$67
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$10,00077%
Fire
$3,00023%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%

Township 4 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 Township 4

Full-time staff
1
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$34,500
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Administration & buildings
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

Chaparral Schools Unified School District 361

Township 4's K–12 school district, shared with Anthony, Bluff City, Danville, Harper, Township 3 and Waldron. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,375
Kansas: $14,966
Students
835
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $17,375 per pupil, $10,320 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Township 4 pay

Typical tax bill
$528
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
2.01%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$26,300
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 Township 4's government

Town hall & decisions in Township 4 →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Township 4

Township 4 is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Ron Estes. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Township 4'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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