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Pleasant Hope, MO town hall & government

Pleasant Hope spent $537,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $880 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pleasant Hope's money goes

Spent
$537,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$880
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
$2,318 per resident
Water & other utilities
$183,00034%
Police
$130,00024%
Administration & buildings
$86,00016%
Roads & transportation
$72,00013%
Interest on debt
$24,0004%
Parks & libraries
$18,0003%
Sewer & trash
$14,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$10,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 31%
  • Sales taxes 27%
  • Interest, fines & other 19%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • From the state 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Pleasant Hope

Full-time staff
5
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pleasant Hope R-VI School District

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

Spending per pupil
$12,859
Missouri: $14,569
Students
683
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $12,859 per pupil, $7,145 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 Pleasant Hope pay

Typical tax bill
$1,165
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.75%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$155,600
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 Pleasant Hope's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofpleasanthope.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Pleasant Hope →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pleasant Hope

Pleasant Hope is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Mark Alford. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Pleasant Hope'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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