Town Hall · Exeter

Exeter, MO town hall & government

Exeter spent $656,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $852 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Exeter's money goes

Spent
$656,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$852
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$988,000
$1,283 per resident
Roads & transportation
$304,00046%
Sewer & trash
$219,00033%
Water & other utilities
$69,00011%
Police
$37,0006%
Administration & buildings
$16,0002%
Interest on debt
$11,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 38%
  • Fees & charges 33%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Exeter

Full-time staff
4
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$30,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Police
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

Exeter R-VI School District

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

Spending per pupil
$10,866
Missouri: $14,569
Students
343
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$250,000
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $10,866 per pupil, $7,248 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 Exeter pay

Typical tax bill
$689
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.68%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$101,500
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 Exeter's government

Town hall & decisions in Exeter →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Exeter

Exeter is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Eric Burlison. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Exeter'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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