Brooklyn Heights, MO town hall & government
Brooklyn Heights spent $7,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $67 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Brooklyn Heights's government.
Where Brooklyn Heights's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 58%
- Utility sales 21%
- From the state 13%
- Sales taxes 4%
- Other taxes & licenses 4%
Carthage R-IX School District
Brooklyn Heights's K–12 school district, shared with Carthage, Fidelity and Carytown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal
- Local 29%
- State 53%
- Federal 18%
Of the $11,767 per pupil, $6,831 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.
Which schools Brooklyn Heights kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Brooklyn Heights pay
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.
Contact Brooklyn Heights's government
Who represents Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn Heights is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Eric Burlison. Mike Kehoe is governor.
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.