Town Hall · Versailles

Versailles, MO town hall & government

Versailles spent $4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,613 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Versailles's money goes

Spent
$4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,613
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$7.3 million
$2,932 per resident
Sewer & trash
$856,00021%
Police
$607,00015%
Roads & transportation
$512,00013%
Administration & buildings
$360,0009%
Water & other utilities
$310,0008%
Paid to other governments
$295,0007%
Parks & libraries
$242,0006%
Fire
$202,0005%
Interest on debt
$178,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$35,0001%
Other
$401,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 40%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • From the state 8%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Versailles

Full-time staff
19
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
9 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time9 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time
Fire
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Other
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-II School District

Versailles's K–12 school district, shared with Gravois Mills and Laurie. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,872
Missouri: $14,569
Students
1,264
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 57%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $11,872 per pupil, $6,371 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 Versailles pay

Typical tax bill
$584
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.50%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$117,500
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.

Local

Contact Versailles's government

Town hall & decisions in Versailles →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Versailles

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

All of Versailles'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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