How is Schoenchen run?
Schoenchen’s city government spent $22,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $107 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Schoenchen didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Schoenchen is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $107 per resident a year, or $0.29 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 82%.
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Schoenchen 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 Schoenchen yet
Every year of Schoenchen’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 $1,263 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.89% 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 Schoenchen’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 Schoenchen’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Schoenchen →
Who’s in charge in Schoenchen
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Hays Unified School District 489
Schoenchen’s K–12 school district, shared with Hays, Big Creek Township, Freedom Township, Buckeye Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,313 per pupil, $9,926 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.
Schoenchen’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Schoenchen alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Ellis County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.1%9,743 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat26.0%3,511 votesOthers: 1.9% (257 votes).
Most votes in Ellis County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Schoenchen lies in Ellis County. Every 2024 race in Ellis County is on the county’s page.
Ellis 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 Schoenchen.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Schoenchen’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Schoenchen’s government
How much does Schoenchen spend per resident?
About $107 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Schoenchen didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $27,000.
What is the property tax rate in Schoenchen?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,263 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.89% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Schoenchen’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Schoenchen yet.
How did Schoenchen vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Schoenchen alone. Ellis County, where 100% of Schoenchen lies, voted Trump 72.1%, Harris 26.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Schoenchen?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $259 (about $3,108 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Schoenchen in the state legislature?
State Senate District 40 (Rick Billinger) and State House District 110 (Ken Rahjes). The House district also covers 81 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Schoenchen’s government
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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 Schoenchen, 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 →