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Cabool, MO town hall & government

Cabool spent $2.6 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,314 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cabool's money goes

Spent
$2.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,314
typical Missouri cities: $1,662
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$773,00029%
Sewer & trash
$467,00018%
Water & other utilities
$396,00015%
Administration & buildings
$364,00014%
Fire
$297,00011%
Roads & transportation
$220,0008%
Parks & libraries
$114,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 66%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cabool

Full-time staff
25
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
11 full-time
Fire
0 full-time13 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cabool R-IV School District

Cabool's K–12 school district, shared with Burdine, Cass, Sargent and Clinton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,042
Missouri: $14,569
Students
719
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $14,042 per pupil, $8,168 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 Cabool pay

Typical tax bill
$869
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$130,000
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Cabool's government

🏛️ Official websitecaboolmo.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cabool →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cabool

Cabool is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Jason Smith. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Cabool'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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