Town Hall · Prairie

Prairie, MO town hall & government

Prairie spent $16,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $122 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Prairie's money goes

Spent
$16,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$122
typical Missouri towns: $72
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$16,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%

Prairie didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rich Hill R-IV School District

Prairie's K–12 school district, shared with Foster, Osage, Rich Hill, New Home, Rockville and Pleasant Gap. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,787
Missouri: $14,569
Students
348
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $12,787 per pupil, $7,351 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.

Local

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Prairie

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

All of Prairie'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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