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Seneca, MO town hall & government

Seneca spent $2.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $993 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Seneca's money goes

Spent
$2.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$993
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$3.2 million
$1,337 per resident
Sewer & trash
$803,00034%
Police
$578,00024%
Water & other utilities
$504,00021%
Roads & transportation
$163,0007%
Administration & buildings
$107,0004%
Fire
$93,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$78,0003%
Parks & libraries
$9,000<1%
Other
$43,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 37%
  • Fees & charges 32%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From the state 4%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Seneca

Full-time staff
11
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time10 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Seneca R-VII School District

Seneca's K–12 school district, shared with Loma Linda. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,854
Missouri: $14,569
Students
1,498
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $10,854 per pupil, $6,747 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 Seneca pay

Typical tax bill
$780
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.59%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$132,600
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 Seneca's government

Town hall & decisions in Seneca →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Seneca

Seneca is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Eric Burlison. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Seneca'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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