Town Hall · Lake Winnebago

Lake Winnebago, MO town hall & government

Lake Winnebago spent $200,000 in the year to December 31, 2024, about $121 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lake Winnebago's money goes

Spent
$200,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$121
typical Missouri cities: $1,662
Long-term debt
$4 million
$2,424 per resident
Interest on debt
$175,00088%
Other
$25,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 98%
  • Utility sales 1%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • From the state <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Lake Winnebago collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Lake Winnebago

Full-time staff
11
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
8 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
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

Raymore-Peculiar R-II School District

Lake Winnebago's K–12 school district, shared with Raymore and Peculiar. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,941
Missouri: $14,569
Students
6,314
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$92.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 53%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $12,941 per pupil, $6,730 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 Lake Winnebago: Lee's Summit R-VII School District ($15,082 per pupil) · Pleasant Hill R-III School District ($11,785 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Lake Winnebago pay

Typical tax bill
$6,708
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.93%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$724,600
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 Lake Winnebago's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Lake Winnebago

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

All of Lake Winnebago'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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