Town Hall · St. Peters

St. Peters, MO town hall & government

St. Peters spent $77.4 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,334 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where St. Peters's money goes

Spent
$77.4 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,334
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$53.4 million
$920 per resident
Sewer & trash
$16.7 million22%
Police
$14.8 million19%
Parks & libraries
$13.6 million18%
Roads & transportation
$12.4 million16%
Administration & buildings
$8.6 million11%
Water & other utilities
$5.5 million7%
Interest on debt
$4.2 million5%
Health & welfare
$579,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$462,0001%
Other
$641,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 42%
  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for St. Peters

Full-time staff
435
396 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$78,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
109
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
75 full-time364 part
Police
139 full-time
Administration & buildings
53 full-time21 part
Roads & transportation
54 full-time
Water & other utilities
51 full-time
Health & welfare
41 full-time10 part
Sewer & trash
17 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
5 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2023. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fort Zumwalt R-II School District

St. Peters's K–12 school district, shared with St. Paul, Josephville, O'Fallon, Flint Hill and Dardenne Prairie. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,783
Missouri: $14,569
Students
16,829
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$143.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 34%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $14,783 per pupil, $8,210 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 St. Peters: Francis Howell R-III School District ($12,458 per pupil) · St. Charles R-VI School District ($19,064 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in St. Peters pay

Typical tax bill
$3,207
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
1.19%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$269,900
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.

Local

Contact St. Peters's government

Town hall & decisions in St. Peters →

Beyond town hall

Who represents St. Peters

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

All of St. Peters'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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