Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Paola Township run?
Who represents Paola Township, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Paola Township voted.
What stands out about how Paola Township is run
Read from the town’s official records.
Paola Unified School District 368
Paola Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Paola, Marysville Township, Valley Township, Stanton Township, Richland Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $22,822 per pupil, $17,102 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.
The typical homeowner pays $2,869 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.91% of the home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Paola Township’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Paola Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Paola Township →
Who’s in charge in Paola Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Paola Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on CityOfPaola.com ↗.
Paola Township’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Paola Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Miami County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican68.8%12,854 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.3%5,472 votesOthers: 1.9% (359 votes).
Most votes in Miami County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Paola Township lies in Miami County. Every 2024 race in Miami County is on the county’s page.
Miami County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Paola Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: CityOfPaola.com ↗
- 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.
How Paola Township compares with the towns next door
Paola Township’s own figures are not in the Census files, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Stanton Township | $1 | $2,375 |
| Paola | estimate | $2,839 |
| Valley Township | estimate | $2,777 |
| Middle Creek Township | estimate | $5,216 |
| Marysville Township | estimate | $4,194 |
| Paola Township | estimate | $2,869 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Paola Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Paola Township’s government
What is the property tax rate in Paola Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,869 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.91% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see CityOfPaola.com.
Who runs Paola Township’s government?
See CityOfPaola.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Paola Township yet.
How did Paola Township vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Paola Township alone. Miami County, where 100% of Paola Township lies, voted Trump 68.8%, Harris 29.3% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Paola Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Caryn Tyson) and State House District 6 (Samantha Poetter Parshall). The House district also covers 14 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Paola Township’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →