How is Spearville run?
Spearville’s city government spent $116,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $151 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Spearville didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Spearville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $151 per resident a year, or $0.41 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 50%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Spearville 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 Spearville yet
Every year of Spearville’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 $2,845 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.38% 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 Spearville’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 Spearville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Spearville →
Who’s in charge in Spearville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Spearville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on Spearville.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 153 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (766).
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.
Spearville Unified School District 381
Spearville’s K–12 school district, shared with Spearville Township, Wheatland Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,192 per pupil, $8,580 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.
How Spearville voted in 2024
Official results for Spearville’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.9%329 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.2%79 votesOthers: 1.0% (4 votes).
Most votes in Spearville: Donald J Trump
Ford County: Trump 68.3%, Harris 29.9% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
Most votes in the district: Tracey Mann
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Spearville, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spearville | 79.9% | 19.2% | 1.0% | 412 |
| Ford County | 68.3% | 29.9% | 1.8% | 8,224 |
| 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 Spearville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: Spearville.org ↗
- 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 Spearville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Spearville’s government
How much does Spearville spend per resident?
About $151 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Spearville didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $234,000.
What is the property tax rate in Spearville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,845 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.38% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see Spearville.org.
Who runs Spearville’s government?
See Spearville.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Spearville yet.
How did Spearville vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 79.9%, Kamala D Harris 19.2% (412 votes, official results). Ford County: Trump 68.3%, Harris 29.9%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Spearville?
5 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $22,338 (about $268,056 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Spearville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 38 (Ron Ryckman) and State House District 115 (Gary White). The House district also covers 52 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Spearville’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 Spearville, 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 →