How is Ellisville run?
Ellisville’s city government spent $8.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $836 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Ellisville didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Ellisville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Rockwood R-VI School District
Ellisville’s K–12 school district, shared with Clarkson Valley, Wildwood, Eureka, Ballwin, Fenton and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,268 per pupil, $8,039 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $836 per resident a year, or $2.29 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 38%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Ellisville didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Ellisville yet
Every year of Ellisville’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, the same as 64 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $4,567 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.25% of the home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Ellisville’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Ellisville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ellisville →
Who’s in charge in Ellisville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Ellisville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on ellisville.mo.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 155 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (9,942).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Ellisville’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ellisville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are St. Louis County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat60.8%305,635 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican37.4%187,982 votesOthers: 1.8% (9,121 votes).
Most votes in St. Louis County: Kamala D Harris
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Ellisville lies in St. Louis County. Every 2024 race in St. Louis County is on the county’s page.
St. Louis County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Ellisville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ellisville.mo.us ↗
- 2Missouri HouseState representatives
- 3Missouri SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Ellisville compares with the towns next door
Ellisville’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $312 to $548 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Wildwood | $312 | $6,164 |
| Clarkson Valley | $359 | $9,161 |
| Ballwin | $548 | $4,374 |
| Ellisville | estimate | $4,567 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Ellisville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Ellisville’s government
How much does Ellisville spend per resident?
About $836 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Ellisville didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $10.2 million.
What is the property tax rate in Ellisville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,567 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.25% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ellisville.mo.us.
Who runs Ellisville’s government?
See ellisville.mo.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ellisville yet.
How did Ellisville vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ellisville alone. St. Louis County, where 100% of Ellisville lies, voted Harris 60.8%, Trump 37.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Ellisville?
64 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $451,576 (about $5.4M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Ellisville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 15 (David Gregory) and State House District 88 (Holly Jones). The House district also covers parts of two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Ellisville’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Ellisville, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →