Town Hall · Iola

Iola, KS town hall & government

Iola spent $1,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Iola's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Iola's money goes

Spent
$1,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Other
$1,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Iola collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Iola didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Iola Unified School District 257

Iola's K–12 school district, shared with Bassett, Gas, Iola, La Harpe, Geneva and Deer Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,661
Kansas: $14,966
Students
1,180
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$32.8 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal

  • Local 21%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $14,661 per pupil, $9,258 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 Iola: Humboldt Unified School District 258 ($10,857 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Iola pay

Typical tax bill
$2,760
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.34%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$205,300
owner-occupied

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.

Local

Contact Iola's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofiola.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Iola →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Iola

Iola is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Derek Schmidt. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Iola's representatives, with contacts →

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.

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