Downs, KS town hall & government
Downs spent $455,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $556 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 27%
- From the state 23%
- Utility sales 20%
- Sales taxes 15%
- Fees & charges 13%
- From other local governments 1%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Who works for Downs
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Waconda Unified School District 272
Downs's K–12 school district, shared with Carr Creek, Cawker City, Cawker, Glen Elder, Glen Elder and Pittsburg. 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 26%
- State 45%
- Federal 29%
Of the $17,141 per pupil, $11,792 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.
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.
Contact Downs's government
Who represents Downs
Downs is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Tracey Mann. 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.