Town Hall · Black Jack

Black Jack, MO town hall & government

Black Jack spent $170,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $25 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Black Jack's money goes

Spent
$170,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$25
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$600,000
$87 per resident
Police
$146,00086%
Interest on debt
$24,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 98%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Black Jack

Full-time staff
9
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$41,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
8 full-time13 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time2 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

Hazelwood School District

Black Jack's K–12 school district, shared with Hazelwood, Bridgeton, Florissant and Bellefontaine Neighbors. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,941
Missouri: $14,569
Students
16,262
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$256.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $14,941 per pupil, $8,189 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 Black Jack pay

Typical tax bill
$2,904
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
1.50%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$193,000
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.

Local

Contact Black Jack's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofblackjack.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Black Jack →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Black Jack

Black Jack is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Wesley Bell. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Black Jack'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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