How is Beattie run?
Who represents Beattie, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Beattie voted.
What stands out about how Beattie is run
Read from the city’s official records.
Marysville Unified School District 364
Beattie’s K–12 school district, shared with Franklin Township, Herkimer Township, Marysville, Marysville Township, Oketo and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,214 per pupil, $11,301 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
The typical homeowner pays $900 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.32% of the home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Beattie’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Beattie’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Beattie →
Who’s in charge in Beattie
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Beattie’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on marshallco.net/beattie ↗.
Beattie’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Beattie alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Marshall County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.3%3,644 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.3%1,205 votesOthers: 2.4% (119 votes).
Most votes in Marshall County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Beattie lies in Marshall County. Every 2024 race in Marshall County is on the county’s page.
Marshall County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Beattie.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: marshallco.net/beattie ↗
- 2Kansas HouseState representatives
- 3Kansas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kansas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Beattie’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Beattie’s government
What is the property tax rate in Beattie?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $900 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.32% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see marshallco.net/beattie.
Who runs Beattie’s government?
See marshallco.net/beattie for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Beattie yet.
How did Beattie vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Beattie alone. Marshall County, where 100% of Beattie lies, voted Trump 73.3%, Harris 24.3% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Beattie in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Craig Bowser) and State House District 106 (Lisa Moser). The House district also covers 130 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Beattie’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →