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Senath, MO town hall & government

Senath spent $1.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $832 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Senath's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$832
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$4.1 million
$2,550 per resident
Water & other utilities
$389,00029%
Sewer & trash
$374,00028%
Roads & transportation
$256,00019%
Police
$137,00010%
Administration & buildings
$121,0009%
Fire
$51,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • From the state 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Senath

Full-time staff
6
32 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$31,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time20 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Police
2 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Senath-Hornersville C-8 School District

Senath's K–12 school district, shared with Hornersville, Rives, Clay, Salem and Independence. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,114
Missouri: $14,569
Students
682
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $12,114 per pupil, $6,635 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 Senath pay

Typical tax bill
$525
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.66%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$79,500
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 Senath's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Senath

Senath is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Jason Smith. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Senath'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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