Photo: LeeAnne Adams · CC BY 2.0How is La Crosse run?
La Crosse’s city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: La Crosse didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how La Crosse is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
LaCrosse Unified School District 395
La Crosse’s K–12 school district, shared with Alexander, Alexander-Belle Prairie Township, Center Township, La Crosse-Brookdale Township, Liebenthal and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,555 per pupil, $10,996 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.
No comparison or trend for La Crosse yet
Every year of La Crosse’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city 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 $1,596 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.89% 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 La Crosse’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 La Crosse’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in La Crosse →
Who’s in charge in La Crosse
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
La Crosse’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityoflacrosseks.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 150 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,197).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How La Crosse voted in 2024
Official results for La Crosse’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican83.0%322 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat15.5%60 votesOthers: 1.5% (6 votes).
Most votes in La Crosse: Donald J Trump
Rush County: Trump 81.9%, Harris 16.4% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
of La Crosse’s 960 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Kansas: 62%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in the district: Tracey Mann
Whole-district result
President, 2024: La Crosse, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Crosse | 83.0% | 15.5% | 1.5% | 388 |
| Rush County | 81.9% | 16.4% | 1.7% | 1,606 |
| Kansas | 57.2% | 41.0% | 1.8% | 1,327,591 |
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 La Crosse.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityoflacrosseks.com ↗
- 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 La Crosse’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about La Crosse’s government
How much does La Crosse spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (La Crosse didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $0.
What is the property tax rate in La Crosse?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,596 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.89% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityoflacrosseks.com.
Who runs La Crosse’s government?
See cityoflacrosseks.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for La Crosse yet.
How did La Crosse vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 83.0%, Kamala D Harris 15.5% (388 votes, official results). Rush County: Trump 81.9%, Harris 16.4%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for La Crosse?
8 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $41,400 (about $496,800 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents La Crosse in the state legislature?
State Senate District 33 (Tory Marie Blew) and State House District 113 (Brett Fairchild). The House district also covers 91 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about La Crosse’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 La Crosse, 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 →