Winchester, KS town hall & government
Winchester spent $336,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $649 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Winchester's government.
Where Winchester's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 27%
- Property taxes 22%
- Utility sales 16%
- From the state 14%
- From the federal government 12%
- Sales taxes 7%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Who works for Winchester
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Jefferson County North Unified School District 339
Winchester's K–12 school district, shared with Nortonville, Jefferson and Norton. 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 20%
- State 76%
- Federal 4%
Of the $14,598 per pupil, $9,234 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 Winchester kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Winchester 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 Winchester's government
Who represents Winchester
Winchester 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.