How Valley is run
Valley spent $56,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $424 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)
What stands out about how Valley is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
Barber County North Unified School District 254
Valley’s K–12 school district, shared with Deerhead, Isabel, Lake City, Medicine Lodge, Medicine Lodge and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,142 per pupil, $10,161 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Who’s in charge in Valley
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Valley yet. Neighbors can add them.
About $424 per resident a year, or $1.16 a day
The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 82% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Valley collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Valley didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
One full-time town employee for every 132 residents
On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).
By department full-time, plus part-time
Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Valley’s budget compares
Valley ranks 2nd lowest of 3 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.
| Town | Spent per resident | Debt per resident | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | $390 | — | — |
| Valley | $424 | — | — |
| Medicine Lodge | $474 | — | $1,859 |
| Elm Mills | — | — | $2,087 |
The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Valley.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Kansas HouseState representatives
- 3Kansas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kansas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Valley’s government
Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Questions about how Valley is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Valley, mostly the Bureau’s estimates). School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.