Town Hall · Summersville

Summersville, MO town hall & government

Summersville spent $242,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $497 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Summersville's money goes

Spent
$242,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$497
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$635,000
$1,304 per resident
Police
$76,00031%
Water & other utilities
$56,00023%
Sewer & trash
$23,00010%
Administration & buildings
$9,0004%
Roads & transportation
$6,0002%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$71,00029%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 32%
  • Sales taxes 30%
  • From the state 19%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Summersville

Full-time staff
2
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$20,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
2 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 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

Summersville R-II School District

Summersville's K–12 school district, shared with Carroll, Current, Date and Ozark. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,461
Missouri: $14,569
Students
469
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $11,461 per pupil, $6,215 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 Summersville pay

Typical tax bill
$526
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.78%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$67,500
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 Summersville's government

Town hall & decisions in Summersville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Summersville

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

All of Summersville'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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