Commerce, MO town hall & government
Commerce spent $8,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $121 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Commerce's government.
Where Commerce's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 56%
- Property taxes 44%
Who works for Commerce
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Commerce didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Scott County R-IV School District
Commerce's K–12 school district, shared with Benton, Blodgett and Diehlstadt. 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 34%
- State 46%
- Federal 20%
Of the $11,980 per pupil, $6,792 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 Commerce kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Commerce's government
Who represents Commerce
Commerce is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Jason Smith. 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.