Valley, KS town hall & government
Valley spent $6,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $40 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Valley's government.
Where Valley's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 100%
Pleasanton Unified School District 344
Valley's K–12 school district, shared with Pleasanton and Potosi. 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 27%
- State 69%
- Federal 4%
Of the $16,043 per pupil, $9,994 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 Valley: Prairie View Unified School District 362 ($18,093 per pupil).
Which schools Valley kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Valley pay
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Valley's government
Who represents Valley
Valley 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.