Town Hall · Blairstown

Blairstown, MO town hall & government

Blairstown spent $47,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $495 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Blairstown's money goes

Spent
$47,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$495
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$16,00034%
Administration & buildings
$5,00011%
Parks & libraries
$3,0006%
Fire
$1,0002%
Other
$22,00047%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 65%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Sales taxes 12%

Blairstown 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 Blairstown

Full-time staff
0
2 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 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

Sherwood Cass R-VIII School District

Blairstown's K–12 school district, shared with Bogard, Creighton, Garden City, Urich, White Oak and Honey Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,293
Missouri: $14,569
Students
778
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $11,293 per pupil, $6,497 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

Contact Blairstown's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Blairstown

Blairstown is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Mark Alford. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Blairstown'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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