Town Hall · Webster Groves

Webster Groves, MO town hall & government

Webster Groves spent $137,000 in the year to June 30, 2024, about $6 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Webster Groves's money goes

Spent
$137,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$6
typical Missouri cities: $1,662
Long-term debt
$1.8 million
$76 per resident
Interest on debt
$137,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 52%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From the state 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Webster Groves

Full-time staff
147
60 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
43
and 38 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
27 full-time58 part
Police
45 full-time
Fire
38 full-time
Roads & transportation
16 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
8 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Other
10 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Webster Groves School District

Webster Groves's K–12 school district, shared with Rock Hill, Warson Woods and Shrewsbury. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,635
Missouri: $14,569
Students
4,366
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$95.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 78%
  • State 19%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $14,635 per pupil, $8,464 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 Webster Groves pay

Typical tax bill
$5,049
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
1.30%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$387,600
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 Webster Groves's government

🏛️ Official websitewebstergroves.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Webster Groves →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Webster Groves

Webster Groves is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representatives Wesley Bell and Ann Wagner. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Webster Groves'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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