Medicine, MO town hall & government
Medicine spent $138,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $836 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Medicine's government.
Where Medicine's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 100%
Medicine didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Medicine
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Livingston County R-III School District
Medicine's elementary school district, shared with Chula and Cream Ridge. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal
- Local 39%
- State 45%
- Federal 16%
Of the $24,681 per pupil, $12,872 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 Medicine: Chillicothe R-II School District ($12,595 per pupil).
Which schools Medicine kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Medicine pay
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.
Contact Medicine's government
Who represents Medicine
Medicine is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Sam Graves. Mike Kehoe is governor.
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.