Town Hall · Arbela

Arbela, MO town hall & government

Arbela spent $18,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $439 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Arbela's money goes

Spent
$18,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$439
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$7,00039%
Other
$11,00061%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 47%
  • From the state 33%
  • Other taxes & licenses 13%
  • Property taxes 7%

Arbela 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 Arbela

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 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

Scotland County R-I School District

Arbela's K–12 school district, shared with Granger, Memphis, Rutledge and South Gorin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,840
Missouri: $14,569
Students
519
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 34%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $15,840 per pupil, $9,684 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.

Local

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Arbela

Arbela is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Sam Graves. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Arbela'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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