Town Hall · Wheaton

Wheaton, MO town hall & government

Wheaton spent $1.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,693 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wheaton's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,693
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$787,000
$1,149 per resident
Water & other utilities
$790,00068%
Administration & buildings
$149,00013%
Sewer & trash
$131,00011%
Police
$53,0005%
Interest on debt
$31,0003%
Roads & transportation
$4,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 54%
  • Sales taxes 17%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • From the state 3%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Wheaton

Full-time staff
5
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Wheaton R-III School District

Wheaton's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,597
Missouri: $14,569
Students
429
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $12,597 per pupil, $6,860 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 Wheaton pay

Typical tax bill
$586
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.49%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$120,800
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 Wheaton's government

Town hall & decisions in Wheaton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wheaton

Wheaton is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Eric Burlison. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Wheaton'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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