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Queen, MO town hall & government

Queen spent $220,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $362 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Queen's money goes

Spent
$220,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$362
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$1,000
$2 per resident
Police
$87,00040%
Administration & buildings
$70,00032%
Sewer & trash
$17,0008%
Water & other utilities
$14,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$13,0006%
Roads & transportation
$11,0005%
Fire
$8,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 21%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Queen

Full-time staff
1
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$30,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Police
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 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

Schuyler County R-I School District

Queen's K–12 school district, shared with Downing, Glenwood, Lancaster, Worthington and Greentop. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,467
Missouri: $14,569
Students
589
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $13,467 per pupil, $8,027 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 Queen pay

Typical tax bill
$487
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$66,900
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 Queen's government

Town hall & decisions in Queen →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Queen

Queen is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Sam Graves. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Queen'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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