Town Hall · Sturgeon

How Sturgeon is run

Sturgeon spent $340,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $352 per resident.

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City budget

$340,000

spent, year to June 30, 2022

Per resident

$352

Below typical Missouri cities ($1,159)

Long-term debt

None

at year end

City staff

full-time · 8 part-time

Typical tax bill

$1,216

a year · MO $1,948

What stands out about how Sturgeon is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

A lean budget$352 per resident a year, vs $1,159 for a typical Missouri city.Lower tax billsThe typical homeowner pays $1,216 a year in property tax, vs $1,948 across Missouri.Runs its own water & sewer52% of spending goes to water, sewer and trash, paid largely by users’ fees.A shared school districtShares Sturgeon R-V School District with 1 other town.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $352 per resident a year, or $0.96 a day

The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 39% of spending.

STURGEONYour share · per resident · year to June 30, 2022

Sewer & trash$131,000 · 39%$136

Administration & buildings$106,000 · 31%$110

Water & other utilities$45,000 · 13%$47

Courts, inspections & corrections$32,000 · 9%$33

Police$19,000 · 6%$20

Other$7,000 · 2%$7

Total per resident$352

Whole budget $340,000 · 965 residents
Thank you for being a neighbor

Where the money comes from

Sales taxes 37%Fees & charges 20%Utility sales 16%From other local governments 10%From the federal government 7%Property taxes 3%Income taxes 3%Other taxes & licenses 3%Interest, fines & other <1%

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,216 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.83% of the home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Missouri$1,948

Sturgeon$1,216

$1,216

typical bill a year

0.83%

effective rate

$146,500

typical home value (Census)

Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Sturgeon’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

The school district

Sturgeon R-V School District

Sturgeon’s K–12 school district, shared with Clark. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Sturgeon →

$2,504

per pupil · MO $14,569

2,207

students

$7.2 million

long-term debt

Of the $2,504 per pupil, $1,411 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from

Local 19%State 76%Federal 5%

Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Sturgeon

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Sturgeon yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Sturgeon

One full-time town employee for every 483 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings1 + 7 pt

Courts, inspections & corrections1

Water & other utilities0 + 1 pt

full-time

part-time

$42,300

average full-time pay, before benefits

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Sturgeon

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Sturgeon.

Politics & elections →

1
Your cityMayor & council

Local officials aren’t on record yet.
2
Missouri HouseState representatives

Adrian Plank
3
Missouri SenateState senator

Stephen Webber
4
GovernorStatewide

Mike Kehoe
5
U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress

Mark Alford
6
U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri

Josh Hawley Eric Schmitt

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Sturgeon’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Sturgeon is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →

Weigh in

Does Sturgeon get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.