Pawnee, KS town hall & government
Pawnee spent $5,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $227 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Pawnee's government.
Where Pawnee's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 100%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Pawnee collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Smith Center Unified School District 237
Pawnee's K–12 school district, shared with Banner, Beaver, Blaine, Cedar, Center and Cora. 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 30%
- State 62%
- Federal 9%
Of the $15,327 per pupil, $9,429 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 Pawnee kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Pawnee's government
Who represents Pawnee
Pawnee 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.