Kaplan spent less per resident in 2022 than 86% of similar cities
Kaplan’s city government spent $5.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,241 per resident. Water and other utilities ($3.6 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Kaplan is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$504 per resident in 2022: less than 86% of them
Kaplan’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($504 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 28 Louisiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,060, and the middle half spent $696–$1,494. Kaplan spent less than 86% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($372,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Louisiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Kaplan itself left out).
About $1,241 per resident a year, or $3.40 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 37%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 138% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Kaplan reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $504 · 2024: $1,241. Per resident it went from $504 to $1,241 (up 146%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 4,345 to 4,209.
full-time in March 2025, up from 51 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $199 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.13% of the home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Kaplan’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 Kaplan’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Kaplan →
Who’s in charge in Kaplan
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 79 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (4,209).
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.
Vermilion Parish School District
Kaplan’s K–12 school district, shared with Abbeville, Erath, Gueydan, Maurice, Delcambre. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,379 per pupil, $7,354 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.
Louisiana districts overall: 47% local, 34% state, 19% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Kaplan.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Louisiana HouseState representatives
- 3Louisiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Louisiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Kaplan’s government
How much does Kaplan spend per resident?
About $1,241 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $504 was less than 86% of 28 Louisiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Kaplan?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $199 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.13% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Kaplan’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Kaplan yet.
How many people work for Kaplan?
53 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $204,104 (about $2.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Kaplan in the state legislature?
State Senate District 26 (Bob Hensgens) and State House District 47 (Ryan Bourriaque). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →