River, KS town hall & government
River spent $93,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,525 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach River's government.
Where River's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 100%
Who works for River
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. River didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Fort Larned Unified School District 495
River's K–12 school district, shared with Garfield, Garfield, Larned, Larned, Orange and Pawnee Rock. 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 33%
- State 57%
- Federal 10%
Of the $20,058 per pupil, $11,834 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 River: Macksville Unified School District 351 ($23,440 per pupil).
Which schools River kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact River's government
Who represents River
River is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Ron Estes. 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.