Town Hall · Advance

Advance, MO town hall & government

Advance spent $0 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $0 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Advance's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Advance's money goes

Spent
$0
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$0
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 35%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • From the federal government 16%
  • From the state 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Advance didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Advance

Full-time staff
8
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$34,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Advance R-IV School District

Advance's K–12 school district, shared with Pike. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,786
Missouri: $14,569
Students
426
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal

  • Local 39%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $11,786 per pupil, $6,533 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Advance pay

Typical tax bill
$826
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.65%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$127,500
owner-occupied

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.

Local

Contact Advance's government

Town hall & decisions in Advance →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Advance

Advance is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Jason Smith. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Advance's representatives, with contacts →

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.

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