Butterfield, MO town hall & government
Butterfield spent $170,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $362 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Butterfield's government.
Where Butterfield's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 33%
- Utility sales 19%
- From the federal government 11%
- Other taxes & licenses 11%
- From other local governments 8%
- Sales taxes 8%
- Property taxes 8%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
Who works for Butterfield
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Butterfield didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Cassville R-IV School District
Butterfield's K–12 school district, shared with Arrow Point, Cassville, Chain-O-Lakes and Emerald Beach. 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 43%
- State 45%
- Federal 11%
Of the $11,103 per pupil, $6,522 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 Butterfield kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Butterfield 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 Butterfield's government
Who represents Butterfield
Butterfield 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.