How Platte City is run
Platte City spent $6.9 million in the year to October 31, 2022, about $1,386 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)
What stands out about how Platte City is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
About $1,386 per resident a year, or $3.80 a day
The biggest line: police, at 19% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Platte City didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
Platte County R-III School District
Platte City’s K–12 school district, shared with Ferrelview, Tracy. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,848 per pupil, $7,345 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Who’s in charge in Platte City
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Platte City yet. Neighbors can add them.
One full-time town employee for every 216 residents
On the payroll in March 2022.
By department full-time, plus part-time
Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
The typical homeowner pays $2,252 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.07% of the home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Platte City’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
How Platte City’s budget compares
Town budgets across the town line. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.
| Town | Spent per resident | Debt per resident | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte City | $1,386 | $1,746 | $2,252 |
| Kansas City | $4,426 | $9,638 | $2,671 |
The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Platte City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Missouri HouseState representatives
- 3Missouri SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Platte City’s government
Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Questions about how Platte City is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Platte City, mostly the Bureau’s estimates). School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.