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Perryville, MO town hall & government

Perryville spent $24.6 million in the year to March 31, 2024, about $2,904 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Perryville's money goes

Spent
$24.6 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,904
typical Missouri cities: $1,662
Long-term debt
$24.1 million
$2,841 per resident
Roads & transportation
$7.4 million30%
Water & other utilities
$5.4 million22%
Parks & libraries
$3.4 million14%
Police
$2.9 million12%
Sewer & trash
$2.3 million9%
Administration & buildings
$1 million4%
Interest on debt
$868,0004%
Fire
$568,0002%
Health & welfare
$238,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,000<1%
Other
$616,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 26%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 17%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • From the state 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Perryville

Full-time staff
80
48 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
25
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
11 full-time46 part
Police
29 full-time
Water & other utilities
15 full-time
Sewer & trash
12 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Housing & development
1 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

Perry County 32 School District

Perryville's K–12 school district, shared with Longtown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,165
Missouri: $14,569
Students
2,077
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$627,000
at year end

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

  • Local 57%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $12,165 per pupil, $6,499 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 Perryville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,355
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.75%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$179,700
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.

Local

Contact Perryville's government

Town hall & decisions in Perryville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Perryville

Perryville is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Jason Smith. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Perryville'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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