Town Hall · Hallsville

Hallsville, MO town hall & government

Hallsville spent $2.9 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,734 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hallsville's money goes

Spent
$2.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,734
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$1.6 million55%
Administration & buildings
$587,00020%
Police
$367,00013%
Water & other utilities
$179,0006%
Roads & transportation
$64,0002%
Interest on debt
$57,0002%
Parks & libraries
$15,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$13,000<1%
Other
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 80%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the state 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Hallsville

Full-time staff
13
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$27,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
6 full-time1 part
Police
4 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
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

Hallsville R-IV School District

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

Spending per pupil
$10,359
Missouri: $14,569
Students
1,546
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $10,359 per pupil, $5,838 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 Hallsville pay

Typical tax bill
$2,032
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$214,800
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 Hallsville's government

🏛️ Official websitehallsvillemissouri.wordpress.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hallsville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hallsville

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

All of Hallsville'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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