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How Indian Point is run

Indian Point spent $481,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $908 per resident.

City budget
$481,000
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$908
Below typical Missouri cities ($1,159)
Long-term debt
$483,000
$911 per resident
City staff
5
full-time
Typical tax bill
$1,086
a year · MO $1,948

What stands out about how Indian Point is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,086 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.34% of the home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Missouri$1,948
Indian Point$1,086
$1,086
typical bill a year
0.34%
effective rate
$317,400
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Indian Point’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Your share of the budget

About $908 per resident a year, or $2.49 a day

The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 41% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 80%Fees & charges 14%From the state 3%Interest, fines & other 2%Other taxes & licenses 1%
The school district

Reeds Spring R-IV School District

Indian Point’s K–12 school district, shared with Branson West, Coney Island, Kimberling City, Reeds Spring. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Indian Point →
$15,807
per pupil · MO $14,569
1,792
students
$55.5 million
long-term debt

Of the $15,807 per pupil, $8,254 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 48%State 44%Federal 8%

Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Indian Point

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Indian Point yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Indian Point

One full-time town employee for every 106 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings3
Roads & transportation2
5
full-time
0
part-time
$51,500
average full-time pay, before benefits

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Indian Point

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Indian Point.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Missouri HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Missouri SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Indian Point’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Indian Point is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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Does Indian Point get good value for its tax dollars?

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Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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