Town Hall · Penalosa

Penalosa, KS town hall & government

Penalosa spent $19,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,056 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Penalosa's money goes

Spent
$19,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,056
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$15,00079%
Fire
$1,0005%
Roads & transportation
$1,0005%
Other
$2,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 57%
  • From the state 29%
  • Sales taxes 14%

Penalosa 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

Cunningham Unified School District 332

Penalosa's K–12 school district, shared with Cunningham, Dresden, Kingman, Liberty, Nashville and Peters. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,757
Kansas: $14,966
Students
230
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $16,757 per pupil, $11,091 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 Penalosa: Kingman-Norwich Unified School District 331 ($15,269 per pupil).

Local

Contact Penalosa's government

Town hall & decisions in Penalosa →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Penalosa

Penalosa is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Ron Estes. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Penalosa'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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