Fairway, KS town hall & government
Fairway spent $4.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,049 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Fairway's government.
Where Fairway's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 34%
- Sales taxes 25%
- From other local governments 12%
- Interest, fines & other 12%
- Fees & charges 11%
- From the federal government 4%
- From the state 2%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Fairway
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Fairway didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District
Fairway's K–12 school district, shared with Merriam, Mission, Mission Hills, Mission Woods, Prairie Village and Roeland Park. 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 41%
- State 53%
- Federal 6%
Of the $13,332 per pupil, $8,167 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 Fairway kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Fairway 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.
Contact Fairway's government
Who represents Fairway
Fairway is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Sharice Davids. 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.