Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Pratt run?
Pratt’s city government spent $9.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,507 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Pratt didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Pratt is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,507 per resident a year, or $4.13 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 27%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Pratt didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Pratt yet
Every year of Pratt’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, down from 94 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $1,912 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.78% 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 Pratt’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.
Tax bills are one input to Pratt’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pratt →
Who’s in charge in Pratt
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pratt’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofprattks.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 73 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (6,534).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Pratt Unified School District 382
Pratt’s K–12 school district, shared with Iuka, Preston, Township 6, Township 12, Township 7. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,976 per pupil, $8,976 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.
Pratt’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pratt alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Pratt County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.8%3,054 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.4%954 votesOthers: 1.8% (74 votes).
Most votes in Pratt County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Pratt lies in Pratt County. Every 2024 race in Pratt County is on the county’s page.
Pratt 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 Pratt.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofprattks.com ↗
- 2Kansas HousePratt is split between 2 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 Pratt compares with the towns next door
Pratt’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $17 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Township 7 | $17 | $1,275 |
| Pratt | estimate | $1,912 |
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 Pratt’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Pratt’s government
How much does Pratt spend per resident?
About $1,507 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Pratt didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $26.9 million.
What is the property tax rate in Pratt?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,912 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.78% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofprattks.com.
Who runs Pratt’s government?
See cityofprattks.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pratt yet.
How did Pratt vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pratt alone. Pratt County, where 100% of Pratt lies, voted Trump 74.8%, Harris 23.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pratt?
90 full-time and 24 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $488,156 (about $5.9M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Pratt in the state legislature?
Pratt is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Kansas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 33 (Tory Marie Blew). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Pratt’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 Pratt, 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 →