Walnut, KS town hall & government
Walnut spent $26,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $265 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Walnut's government.
Where Walnut's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From other local governments 100%
Who works for Walnut
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Sterling Unified School District 376
Walnut's K–12 school district, shared with Alden, Sterling, Valley, Sterling, Medford and Atlanta. 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 31%
- State 65%
- Federal 4%
Of the $15,611 per pupil, $9,429 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 Walnut: Nickerson Unified School District 309 ($16,145 per pupil) · Fairfield Unified School District 310 ($20,077 per pupil).
Which schools Walnut kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Walnut's government
Who represents Walnut
Walnut is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Tracey Mann. 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.