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Highlandville, MO town hall & government

Highlandville spent $564,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $535 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Highlandville's money goes

Spent
$564,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$535
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
$2,560 per resident
Sewer & trash
$170,00030%
Water & other utilities
$169,00030%
Interest on debt
$85,00015%
Administration & buildings
$57,00010%
Roads & transportation
$53,0009%
Housing & development
$25,0004%
Other
$5,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 35%
  • Utility sales 25%
  • Sales taxes 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • From the state 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Highlandville

Full-time staff
8
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$26,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Police
1 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Spokane R-VII School District

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

Spending per pupil
$11,741
Missouri: $14,569
Students
733
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $11,741 per pupil, $6,271 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 Highlandville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,108
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.55%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$201,000
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 Highlandville's government

Town hall & decisions in Highlandville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Highlandville

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

All of Highlandville'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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