Town Hall · Ste. Genevieve

Ste. Genevieve, MO town hall & government

Ste. Genevieve spent $5.4 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,228 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ste. Genevieve's money goes

Spent
$5.4 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,228
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$3 million
$670 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.6 million29%
Police
$1.1 million20%
Administration & buildings
$911,00017%
Sewer & trash
$766,00014%
Roads & transportation
$489,0009%
Interest on debt
$126,0002%
Parks & libraries
$111,0002%
Fire
$105,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$21,000<1%
Other
$200,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 34%
  • Utility sales 28%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • From the state 11%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Income taxes 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ste. Genevieve

Full-time staff
17
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
11 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time10 part
Fire
0 full-time6 part
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
2 full-time3 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

Ste. Genevieve's K–12 school district, shared with Bloomsdale and St. Mary. 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Ste. Genevieve pay

Typical tax bill
$1,435
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.83%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$172,400
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 Ste. Genevieve's government

🏛️ Official websitestegenevieve.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ste. Genevieve →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ste. Genevieve

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

All of Ste. Genevieve'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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