Severance, KS town hall & government
Severance spent $20,000 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 Severance's government.
Where Severance's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 42%
- From other local governments 26%
- From the state 21%
- Property taxes 11%
Severance didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Severance
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Severance didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Doniphan West Unified School District 111
Severance's K–12 school district, shared with Denton, Highland, Leona, Union, White Cloud and Iowa. 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 34%
- State 57%
- Federal 8%
Of the $16,505 per pupil, $10,441 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 Severance kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Severance's government
Who represents Severance
Severance is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Derek Schmidt. 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.