Town Hall · Rensselaer

Rensselaer, MO town hall & government

Rensselaer spent $0 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $0 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Rensselaer's money goes

Spent
$0
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$0
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 100%

Rensselaer 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

Monroe City R-I School District

Rensselaer's K–12 school district, shared with Hunnewell, Monroe City and Stoutsville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,745
Missouri: $14,569
Students
776
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 56%
  • State 30%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $12,745 per pupil, $7,758 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 Rensselaer pay

Typical tax bill
$1,491
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.78%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$190,600
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 Rensselaer's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Rensselaer

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

All of Rensselaer'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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