How Dover is run
Dover spent $245,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $157 per resident.
What stands out about how Dover is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
Mission Valley Unified School District 330
Dover’s K–12 school district, shared with Eskridge, Harveyville, Plumb, Wilmington, Mission Creek and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,403 per pupil, $8,562 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.
Kaw Valley Unified School District 321 · $17,155 per pupil
Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 · $13,052 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Who’s in charge in Dover
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Dover yet. Neighbors can add them.
About $157 per resident a year, or $0.43 a day
The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 92% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
One full-time town employee for every 1,564 residents
On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).
By department full-time, plus part-time
Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
The typical homeowner pays $3,683 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.27% 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 Dover’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.
How Dover’s budget compares
Dover ranks 2nd lowest of 7 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.
| Town | Spent per resident | Debt per resident | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake | $135 | — | $2,801 |
| Dover | $157 | — | $3,683 |
| Maple Hill | $158 | — | $2,827 |
| Auburn | $181 | $7 | $3,332 |
| Rossville | $215 | — | $2,786 |
| Mission | $264 | — | $4,092 |
| Mission Creek | $328 | — | $3,461 |
The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Dover.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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 Dover’s government
Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Questions about how Dover is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.