Town Hall · Lone Oak

Lone Oak, MO town hall & government

Lone Oak spent $42,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $147 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Lone Oak's money goes

Spent
$42,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$147
typical Missouri towns: $72
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$42,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%

Lone Oak 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 Lone Oak

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 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

Butler R-V School District

Lone Oak's K–12 school district, shared with Butler, Mount Pleasant, Passaic, Summit, Charlotte and Mound. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,929
Missouri: $14,569
Students
1,035
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $10,929 per pupil, $6,178 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 Lone Oak: Rich Hill R-IV School District ($12,787 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Lone Oak pay

Typical tax bill
$1,600
a year · Missouri typical $1,948

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 Lone Oak's government

Town hall & decisions in Lone Oak →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lone Oak

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

All of Lone Oak'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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