Town Hall · Jonesburg

Jonesburg, MO town hall & government

Jonesburg spent $176,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $252 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Jonesburg's money goes

Spent
$176,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$252
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$83,00047%
Water & other utilities
$61,00035%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$29,00016%
Administration & buildings
$3,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 90%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Property taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Jonesburg

Full-time staff
5
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Police
1 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
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. Jonesburg didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Montgomery County R-II School District

Jonesburg's K–12 school district, shared with Bellflower, High Hill, Montgomery City and New Florence. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,908
Missouri: $14,569
Students
1,082
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20 million
at year end

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

  • Local 60%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $12,908 per pupil, $6,883 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 Jonesburg pay

Typical tax bill
$928
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.53%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$174,200
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 Jonesburg's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Jonesburg

Jonesburg is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Robert F. Onder, Jr.. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Jonesburg'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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