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Stover, MO town hall & government

Stover spent $1.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,104 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Stover's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,104
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$2.8 million
$2,553 per resident
Sewer & trash
$270,00022%
Police
$210,00017%
Water & other utilities
$207,00017%
Interest on debt
$116,00010%
Roads & transportation
$68,0006%
Administration & buildings
$38,0003%
Parks & libraries
$10,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,000<1%
Other
$287,00024%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 39%
  • Sales taxes 21%
  • Utility sales 21%
  • From other local governments 10%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Stover

Full-time staff
6
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$33,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
2 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 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

Morgan County R-I School District

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

Spending per pupil
$11,235
Missouri: $14,569
Students
865
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $11,235 per pupil, $6,755 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 Stover pay

Typical tax bill
$865
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.57%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$151,500
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 Stover's government

Town hall & decisions in Stover →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Stover

Stover is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Mark Alford. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Stover'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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