Town Hall · Kahoka

Kahoka, MO town hall & government

Kahoka spent $488,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $240 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Kahoka's money goes

Spent
$488,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$240
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$174,00036%
Police
$128,00026%
Roads & transportation
$76,00016%
Administration & buildings
$65,00013%
Parks & libraries
$34,0007%
Fire
$11,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 82%
  • From the state 13%
  • Fees & charges 6%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Kahoka

Full-time staff
15
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
7 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time5 part
Police
3 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Other
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

Clark County R-I School District

Kahoka's K–12 school district, shared with Alexandria, Luray, Revere, Wayland and Wyaconda. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,108
Missouri: $14,569
Students
1,103
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $12,108 per pupil, $7,667 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 Kahoka pay

Typical tax bill
$958
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.96%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$100,000
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 Kahoka's government

Town hall & decisions in Kahoka →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kahoka

Kahoka is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Sam Graves. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Kahoka'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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