Town Hall · Dover

Dover, MO town hall & government

Dover spent $12,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $23 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Dover's money goes

Spent
$12,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$23
typical Missouri towns: $72
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$6,00050%
Other
$6,00050%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Dover

Full-time staff
0
1 part-time too
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Dover didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Sheldon R-VIII School District

Dover's K–12 school district, shared with Sheldon, Drywood and Montevallo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,912
Missouri: $14,569
Students
205
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 34%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $12,912 per pupil, $7,620 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 Dover: Nevada R-V School District ($11,509 per pupil) · El Dorado Springs R-II School District ($12,748 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Dover pay

Typical tax bill
$1,286
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.45%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$282,800
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 Dover's government

Town hall & decisions in Dover →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dover

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

All of Dover'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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