Town Hall · Cool Valley

Cool Valley, MO town hall & government

Cool Valley spent $2.5 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,234 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Cool Valley's money goes

Spent
$2.5 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,234
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$1.8 million
$1,597 per resident
Parks & libraries
$614,00024%
Police
$582,00023%
Water & other utilities
$423,00017%
Sewer & trash
$343,00014%
Administration & buildings
$309,00012%
Roads & transportation
$119,0005%
Other
$128,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 57%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the state 5%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Cool Valley didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Ferguson-Florissant R-II School District

Cool Valley's K–12 school district, shared with Calverton Park, Kinloch, Berkeley, Ferguson, Florissant and Dellwood. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,294
Missouri: $14,569
Students
9,336
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$34.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $15,294 per pupil, $7,459 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.

Also serving Cool Valley: Normandy Schools Collaborative ($16,947 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Cool Valley pay

Typical tax bill
$1,668
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
1.62%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$102,800
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 Cool Valley's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Cool Valley

Cool Valley is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Wesley Bell. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Cool Valley'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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