Town Hall · Pleasant

Pleasant, KS town hall & government

Pleasant spent $910,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $176 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pleasant's money goes

Spent
$910,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$176
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$97,00011%
Paid to other governments
$97,00011%
Other
$716,00079%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 99%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Pleasant

Full-time staff
2
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,400
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
2 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 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

Rose Hill Public Schools Unified School District 394

Pleasant's K–12 school district, shared with Rose Hill, Richland and Gypsum. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,688
Kansas: $14,966
Students
1,703
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $11,688 per pupil, $6,804 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 Pleasant: Augusta Unified School District 402 ($12,453 per pupil) · Andover Unified School District 385 ($7,419 per pupil) · Douglass Public Schools Unified School District 396 ($15,655 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Pleasant pay

Typical tax bill
$3,764
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.47%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$256,700
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.

Local

Contact Pleasant's government

Town hall & decisions in Pleasant →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pleasant

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

All of Pleasant'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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