Town Hall · Rocheport

Rocheport, MO town hall & government

Rocheport spent $300,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,158 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Rocheport's money goes

Spent
$300,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,158
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$151,000
$583 per resident
Water & other utilities
$142,00047%
Sewer & trash
$64,00021%
Administration & buildings
$38,00013%
Police
$28,0009%
Roads & transportation
$13,0004%
Interest on debt
$3,0001%
Other
$12,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 31%
  • From the state 30%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

Rocheport 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 Rocheport

Full-time staff
0
3 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

New Franklin R-I School District

Rocheport's K–12 school district, shared with Franklin and New Franklin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,308
Missouri: $14,569
Students
393
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 44%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $12,308 per pupil, $7,150 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 Rocheport: Columbia 93 School District ($14,650 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rocheport pay

Typical tax bill
$1,484
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.66%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$223,300
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 Rocheport's government

🏛️ Official websiterocheportmo.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Rocheport →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rocheport

Rocheport is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Robert F. Onder, Jr.. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Rocheport'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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