How is Stark run?
Stark’s city government spent $32,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $485 per resident.
What stands out about how Stark is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $485 per resident a year, or $1.33 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 31%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$485 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Stark’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($485 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 252 Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $518, and the middle half spent $249–$751. Stark spent less than 54% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($10,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Stark itself left out).
No trend yet
Stark reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Stark
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Erie-Galesburg Unified School District 101
Stark’s K–12 school district, shared with Centerville Township, Erie, Galesburg, Grant Township, Ladore Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,032 per pupil, $10,225 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.
Stark’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Stark alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Neosho County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.1%4,961 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.0%1,696 votesOthers: 1.9% (127 votes).
Most votes in Neosho County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Stark lies in Neosho County. Every 2024 race in Neosho County is on the county’s page.
Neosho 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 Stark.
- 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 Stark’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Stark’s government
How much does Stark spend per resident?
About $485 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $485 was less than 54% of 252 Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Stark’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Stark yet.
How did Stark vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Stark alone. Neosho County, where 100% of Stark lies, voted Trump 73.1%, Harris 25.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Stark?
0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $270 (about $3,240 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Stark in the state legislature?
State Senate District 15 (Virgil Peck) and State House District 2 (Ken Collins). The House district also covers 31 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Stark’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; 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 →