Town Hall · Bee Branch

Bee Branch, MO town hall & government

Bee Branch spent $166,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $587 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Bee Branch's money goes

Spent
$166,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$587
typical Missouri towns: $72
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$150,00090%
Other
$16,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 52%
  • Sales taxes 48%

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Salisbury R-IV School District

Bee Branch's K–12 school district, shared with Salisbury, Wayland, Salisbury, Cockrell and Chariton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,271
Missouri: $14,569
Students
480
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$48,000
at year end

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

  • Local 69%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $14,271 per pupil, $8,371 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.

Also serving Bee Branch: Marceline R-V School District ($11,806 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bee Branch pay

Typical tax bill
$698
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.58%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$120,500
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 Bee Branch's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Bee Branch

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

All of Bee Branch'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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