Town Hall · Wheatland

Wheatland, KS town hall & government

Wheatland spent $114,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,426 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wheatland's money goes

Spent
$114,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,426
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$104,00091%
Administration & buildings
$8,0007%
Fire
$2,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 97%
  • From the state 3%
Schools · school year 2023–24

Hoisington Unified School District 431

Wheatland's K–12 school district, shared with Albion, Fairview, Galatia, Hoisington, North Homestead and Susank. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,993
Kansas: $14,966
Students
732
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $15,993 per pupil, $10,141 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.

Local

Contact Wheatland's government

Town hall & decisions in Wheatland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wheatland

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

All of Wheatland'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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