Pleasant Hill, MO town hall & government
Pleasant Hill spent $9.8 million in the year to March 31, 2024, about $1,128 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Pleasant Hill's government.
Where Pleasant Hill's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 26%
- Sales taxes 17%
- Utility sales 15%
- Property taxes 13%
- Other taxes & licenses 9%
- From the federal government 9%
- Interest, fines & other 6%
- From the state 4%
- From other local governments 2%
Who works for Pleasant Hill
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Pleasant Hill R-III School District
Pleasant Hill's K–12 school district, shared with Baldwin Park. 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 49%
- State 44%
- Federal 7%
Of the $11,785 per pupil, $6,057 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 Pleasant Hill: Lee's Summit R-VII School District ($15,082 per pupil) · Strasburg C-3 School District ($13,963 per pupil).
Which schools Pleasant Hill kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Pleasant Hill 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.
Contact Pleasant Hill's government
Who represents Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hill is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Mark Alford. 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.