Des Peres, MO town hall & government
Des Peres spent $25.1 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,749 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Des Peres's government.
Where Des Peres's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 70%
- Fees & charges 15%
- Other taxes & licenses 6%
- Interest, fines & other 6%
- From the federal government 2%
- From the state 1%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Des Peres
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Kirkwood R-VII School District
Des Peres's K–12 school district, shared with Kirkwood, Oakland, Glendale, Huntleigh and Warson Woods. 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 84%
- State 14%
- Federal 2%
Of the $15,021 per pupil, $9,170 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 Des Peres: Parkway C-2 School District ($14,660 per pupil).
Which schools Des Peres kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Des Peres pay
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.
Contact Des Peres's government
Who represents Des Peres
Des Peres is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Ann Wagner. 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.