Town Hall · Mayetta

Mayetta, KS town hall & government

Mayetta spent $136,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $394 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mayetta's money goes

Spent
$136,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$394
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
$15,000
$43 per resident
Administration & buildings
$64,00047%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$30,00022%
Water & other utilities
$30,00022%
Police
$9,0007%
Parks & libraries
$2,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 26%
  • Sales taxes 24%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • From the state 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mayetta

Full-time staff
1
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part
Police
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Royal Valley Unified School District 337

Mayetta's K–12 school district, shared with Hoyt. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,859
Kansas: $14,966
Students
852
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $14,859 per pupil, $9,187 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Mayetta pay

Typical tax bill
$1,240
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.78%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$69,600
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 Mayetta's government

Town hall & decisions in Mayetta →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mayetta

Mayetta is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Tracey Mann. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Mayetta'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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