How is Scottsville run?
Scottsville’s city government spent $9,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $391 per resident.
What stands out about how Scottsville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Beloit Unified School District 273
Scottsville’s K–12 school district, shared with Asherville Township, Beloit, Beloit Township, Bloomfield Township, Browns Creek Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,896 per pupil, $12,887 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.
About $391 per resident a year, or $1.07 a day
Day-to-day services only.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$391 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Scottsville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($391 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 252 Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $518, and the middle half spent $249–$751. Scottsville spent less than 61% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Scottsville itself left out).
No trend yet
Scottsville reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $2,333 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Scottsville’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 Scottsville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Scottsville →
Who’s in charge in Scottsville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Scottsville’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Scottsville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Mitchell County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.2%2,608 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.6%528 votesOthers: 1.1% (36 votes).
Most votes in Mitchell County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Scottsville lies in Mitchell County. Every 2024 race in Mitchell County is on the county’s page.
Mitchell 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 Scottsville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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 Scottsville’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Scottsville’s government
How much does Scottsville spend per resident?
About $391 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $391 was less than 61% of 252 Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Scottsville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Scottsville yet.
How did Scottsville vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Scottsville alone. Mitchell County, where 100% of Scottsville lies, voted Trump 82.2%, Harris 16.6% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Scottsville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 36 (Elaine Bowers) and State House District 107 (Dawn Wolf). The House district also covers 69 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Scottsville’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 →