Little Stranger Church and Cemetery · Photo: 25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is High Prairie Township run?
High Prairie Township’s town government spent $1,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: High Prairie Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how High Prairie Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Tonganoxie Unified School District 464
High Prairie Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Tonganoxie, Tonganoxie Township, Stranger Township, Reno Township, Alexandria Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,125 per pupil, $7,735 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.
Lansing Unified School District 469 · $13,637 per pupil
Easton Unified School District 449 · $13,923 per pupil
Leavenworth Unified School District 453 · $15,366 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $0 per resident a year, or $0.00 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 100%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means High Prairie Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
High Prairie Township didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for High Prairie Township yet
Every year of High Prairie Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $3,877 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.98% 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 High Prairie Township’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 High Prairie Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in High Prairie Township →
Who’s in charge in High Prairie Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
High Prairie Township’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for High Prairie Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Leavenworth County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican60.3%22,055 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.6%13,732 votesOthers: 2.1% (760 votes).
Most votes in Leavenworth County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of High Prairie Township lies in Leavenworth County. Every 2024 race in Leavenworth County is on the county’s page.
Leavenworth 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
High Prairie Township sends 4 representatives to the Kansas House alone.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Kansas HouseHigh Prairie Township is split between 4 districts
- 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.
How High Prairie Township compares with the towns next door
High Prairie Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 6 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $14 to $823 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Kickapoo Township | $14 | $3,142 |
| Lansing | $403 | $3,603 |
| Leavenworth | $823 | $2,330 |
| Delaware Township | estimate | $5,636 |
| Alexandria Township | estimate | $3,451 |
| Stranger Township | estimate | $4,280 |
| High Prairie Township | estimate | $3,877 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach High Prairie Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about High Prairie Township’s government
How much does High Prairie Township spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (High Prairie Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1,000.
What is the property tax rate in High Prairie Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,877 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.98% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs High Prairie Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for High Prairie Township yet.
How did High Prairie Township vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for High Prairie Township alone. Leavenworth County, where 100% of High Prairie Township lies, voted Trump 60.3%, Harris 37.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for High Prairie Township?
0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $408 (about $4,896 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents High Prairie Township in the state legislature?
High Prairie Township is split among 4 State House districts, so your address decides. The Kansas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 1 (Craig Bowser). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about High Prairie Township’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 (for High Prairie Township, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →