Town Hall · Pilot Grove

Pilot Grove, MO town hall & government

Pilot Grove spent $467,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $614 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pilot Grove's money goes

Spent
$467,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$614
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$231,000
$304 per resident
Sewer & trash
$143,00031%
Water & other utilities
$119,00025%
Administration & buildings
$92,00020%
Police
$57,00012%
Roads & transportation
$45,00010%
Interest on debt
$10,0002%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 29%
  • From the state 24%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Pilot Grove

Full-time staff
3
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Police
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Pilot Grove didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pilot Grove C-4 School District

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

Spending per pupil
$17,509
Missouri: $14,569
Students
214
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 52%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $17,509 per pupil, $9,860 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 Pilot Grove pay

Typical tax bill
$1,095
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.82%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$133,000
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 Pilot Grove's government

Town hall & decisions in Pilot Grove →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pilot Grove

Pilot Grove is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Robert F. Onder, Jr.. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Pilot Grove'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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