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Cole Camp, MO town hall & government

Cole Camp spent $1.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,069 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cole Camp's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,069
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$2.8 million
$2,447 per resident
Sewer & trash
$324,00026%
Administration & buildings
$279,00023%
Water & other utilities
$243,00020%
Police
$171,00014%
Interest on debt
$118,00010%
Parks & libraries
$33,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,0001%
Other
$51,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 33%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cole Camp

Full-time staff
11
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$29,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Police
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cole Camp R-I School District

Cole Camp's K–12 school district, shared with Ionia. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,093
Missouri: $14,569
Students
735
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $11,093 per pupil, $6,291 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 Cole Camp pay

Typical tax bill
$1,150
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$171,500
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 Cole Camp's government

Town hall & decisions in Cole Camp →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cole Camp

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

All of Cole Camp'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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