Town Hall · Howard

Howard, MO town hall & government

Howard spent $69,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $132 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Howard's money goes

Spent
$69,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$132
typical Missouri towns: $72
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$69,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 68%
  • From the state 32%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Howard

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hume R-VIII School District

Howard's K–12 school district, shared with Hume, Walnut and Henry. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,839
Missouri: $14,569
Students
112
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 38%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $17,839 per pupil, $9,732 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 Howard: Rich Hill R-IV School District ($12,787 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Howard pay

Typical tax bill
$932
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.53%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$175,600
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 Howard's government

Town hall & decisions in Howard →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Howard

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

All of Howard'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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