Mahaska, KS town hall & government
Mahaska spent $15,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $195 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mahaska's government.
Where Mahaska's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 48%
- Utility sales 38%
- Fees & charges 12%
- Property taxes 1%
- Sales taxes 1%
Who works for Mahaska
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Washington Co. Schools Unified School District 108
Mahaska's K–12 school district, shared with Farmington, Greenleaf, Haddam, Haddam, Highland and Lowe. 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 31%
- State 59%
- Federal 9%
Of the $16,804 per pupil, $10,166 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 Mahaska kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Mahaska's government
Who represents Mahaska
Mahaska 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.