Town Hall · Ladue

Ladue, MO town hall & government

Ladue spent $19.6 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $2,185 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ladue's money goes

Spent
$19.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$2,185
typical Missouri cities: $1,867
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
$142 per resident
Fire
$6.3 million32%
Police
$5 million25%
Sewer & trash
$2.6 million13%
Administration & buildings
$2.2 million11%
Parks & libraries
$2.1 million11%
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$132,0001%
Interest on debt
$68,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 42%
  • Property taxes 37%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • From the state 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Ladue

Full-time staff
85
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$114,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
26
and 33 full-time firefighters
Fire
33 full-time1 part
Police
32 full-time
Roads & transportation
12 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
4 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Ladue didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Ladue School District

Ladue's K–12 school district, shared with Crystal Lake Park, Olivette, Frontenac, Westwood and Creve Coeur. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,693
Missouri: $14,569
Students
4,482
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$205.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 90%
  • State 9%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $15,693 per pupil, $9,450 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 Ladue pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Typical home value
$1,056,300
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.

Local

Contact Ladue's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofladue-mo.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ladue →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ladue

Ladue is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representatives Ann Wagner and Wesley Bell. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Ladue'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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