Waterville, KS town hall & government
Waterville spent $4.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $7,103 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Waterville's government.
Where Waterville's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 64%
- Property taxes 17%
- Sales taxes 5%
- Fees & charges 5%
- From the federal government 4%
- Other taxes & licenses 3%
- From the state 1%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Who works for Waterville
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Valley Heights Unified School District 498
Waterville's K–12 school district, shared with Blue Rapids, Blue Rapids, Waterville, Cottage Hill, Blue Rapids City and Walnut. 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 21%
- State 73%
- Federal 7%
Of the $17,436 per pupil, $9,182 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 Waterville kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Waterville 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 Waterville's government
Who represents Waterville
Waterville is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Tracey Mann. 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.