Town Hall · Marceline

Marceline, MO town hall & government

Marceline spent $5.5 million in the year to October 31, 2022, about $2,684 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Marceline's money goes

Spent
$5.5 million
fiscal year to October 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,684
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
$732 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.8 million50%
Police
$611,00011%
Roads & transportation
$597,00011%
Parks & libraries
$586,00011%
Sewer & trash
$384,0007%
Administration & buildings
$336,0006%
Fire
$137,0002%
Interest on debt
$52,0001%
Paid to other governments
$15,000<1%
Other
$31,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 69%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Marceline

Full-time staff
37
44 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time26 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time18 part
Administration & buildings
9 full-time
Police
9 full-time
Water & other utilities
9 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Marceline R-V School District

Marceline's K–12 school district, shared with Marceline, Clark, Bee Branch and Musselfork. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,806
Missouri: $14,569
Students
675
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $11,806 per pupil, $7,462 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 Marceline pay

Typical tax bill
$769
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.80%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$96,700
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 Marceline's government

🏛️ Official websitemarceline.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Marceline →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Marceline

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

All of Marceline'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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