Town Hall · St. Mary

St. Mary, MO town hall & government

St. Mary spent $381,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,104 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where St. Mary's money goes

Spent
$381,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,104
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$150,00039%
Sewer & trash
$115,00030%
Police
$65,00017%
Roads & transportation
$36,0009%
Administration & buildings
$7,0002%
Parks & libraries
$5,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 33%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • From the state 16%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

St. Mary 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 St. Mary

Full-time staff
2
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$29,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
1 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

Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District

St. Mary's K–12 school district, shared with Bloomsdale and Ste. Genevieve. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,793
Missouri: $14,569
Students
1,868
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 69%
  • State 23%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $14,793 per pupil, $7,836 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.

Local

Contact St. Mary's government

Town hall & decisions in St. Mary →

Beyond town hall

Who represents St. Mary

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

All of St. Mary'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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