Town Hall · Wentzville

Wentzville, MO town hall & government

Wentzville spent $77.4 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,639 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Wentzville

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Wentzville's money goes

Spent
$77.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,639
typical Missouri cities: $1,662
Long-term debt
$78.2 million
$1,657 per resident
Sewer & trash
$13.8 million18%
Police
$12.5 million16%
Water & other utilities
$11.7 million15%
Administration & buildings
$11.2 million14%
Roads & transportation
$10.4 million13%
Parks & libraries
$8.9 million11%
Interest on debt
$5.9 million8%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2.3 million3%
Other
$651,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 43%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the state 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Wentzville

Full-time staff
324
160 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
80
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
50 full-time148 part
Police
102 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
51 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
25 full-time
Roads & transportation
21 full-time
Water & other utilities
21 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
5 full-time2 part
Housing & development
4 full-time1 part
Other
45 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wentzville R-IV School District

Wentzville's K–12 school district, shared with Lake St. Louis, Foristell, Flint Hill and Dardenne Prairie. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,482
Missouri: $14,569
Students
17,944
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$285.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 58%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $13,482 per pupil, $7,757 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.

Also serving Wentzville: Fort Zumwalt R-II School District ($14,783 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Wentzville pay

Typical tax bill
$3,782
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
1.14%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$331,300
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 Wentzville's government

🏛️ Official websitewentzvillemo.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Wentzville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wentzville

Wentzville is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representatives Robert F. Onder, Jr. and Ann Wagner. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Wentzville'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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