Downs, KS town hall & government
Downs spent $53,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $366 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Downs's government.
Where Downs's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 100%
Downs didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Wellington Unified School District 353
Downs's K–12 school district, shared with Mayfield, Osborne, Wellington, Wellington, Seventy-Six and Jackson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal
- Local 16%
- State 74%
- Federal 10%
Of the $14,189 per pupil, $8,274 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Also serving Downs: Caldwell Unified School District 360 ($19,187 per pupil) · South Haven Unified School District 509 ($17,940 per pupil).
Which schools Downs kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Downs pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
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Who represents Downs
Downs is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Ron Estes. Laura Kelly is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.