Town Hall · Carrollton

Carrollton, MO town hall & government

Carrollton spent $14.8 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $4,254 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Carrollton's money goes

Spent
$14.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$4,254
typical Missouri cities: $1,662
Long-term debt
$12.4 million
$3,571 per resident
Water & other utilities
$9.9 million67%
Sewer & trash
$1.5 million10%
Roads & transportation
$904,0006%
Administration & buildings
$678,0005%
Parks & libraries
$551,0004%
Police
$512,0003%
Fire
$498,0003%
Interest on debt
$285,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 63%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Carrollton

Full-time staff
19
34 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
and 4 full-time firefighters
Fire
4 full-time26 part
Police
6 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 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

Carrollton R-VII School District

Carrollton's K–12 school district, shared with Bogard, Carrollton, Leslie, Wakenda, Eugene and Trotter. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,523
Missouri: $14,569
Students
856
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 31%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $13,523 per pupil, $7,766 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 Carrollton pay

Typical tax bill
$905
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.82%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$110,200
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 Carrollton's government

🏛️ Official websitecarrolltonareachamber.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Carrollton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Carrollton

Carrollton is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Sam Graves. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Carrollton'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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