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Padonia, KS town hall & government

Padonia spent $12,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $53 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Padonia's money goes

Spent
$12,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$53
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$7,00058%
Fire
$5,00042%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Padonia

Full-time staff
1
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$46,500
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Padonia didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hiawatha Unified School District 415

Padonia's K–12 school district, shared with Fairview, Hamlin, Hiawatha, Hiawatha, Reserve and Robinson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,351
Kansas: $14,966
Students
881
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $15,351 per pupil, $9,753 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 Padonia pay

Typical tax bill
$1,181
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
0.70%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$169,100
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 Padonia's government

Town hall & decisions in Padonia →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Padonia

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

All of Padonia'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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