Falun, KS town hall & government
Falun spent $4,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $14 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Falun's government.
Where Falun's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 100%
Smoky Valley Unified School District 400
Falun's K–12 school district, shared with Gypsum Creek, Lindsborg, Marquette, Marquette, Smolan and Union. 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 20%
- State 73%
- Federal 7%
Of the $10,808 per pupil, $6,393 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 Falun: Ell-Saline Unified School District 307 ($15,300 per pupil).
Which schools Falun kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Falun 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 Falun's government
Who represents Falun
Falun 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.