Photo: KFD129 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Kennett run?
Kennett’s city government spent $4.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $441 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Kennett didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Kennett is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Kennett 39 School District
Kennett’s K–12 school district, shared with Bragg City. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,622 per pupil, $6,451 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.
Senath-Hornersville C-8 School District · $12,114 per pupil
Holcomb R-III School District · $12,425 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $441 per resident a year, or $1.21 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 36%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Kennett didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Kennett yet
Every year of Kennett’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. 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, up from 124 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $863 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.77% 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 Kennett’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 Kennett’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Kennett →
Who’s in charge in Kennett
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Kennett’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on kennettmo.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 80 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 2022 finance file (10,034).
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.
Kennett’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Kennett alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Dunklin County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.5%8,096 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.8%1,885 votesOthers: 0.7% (70 votes).
Most votes in Dunklin County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Kennett lies in Dunklin County. Every 2024 race in Dunklin County is on the county’s page.
Dunklin 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 Kennett.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: kennettmo.com ↗
- 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.
Reach Kennett’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Kennett’s government
How much does Kennett spend per resident?
About $441 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Kennett didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $4.7 million.
What is the property tax rate in Kennett?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $863 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.77% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see kennettmo.com.
Who runs Kennett’s government?
See kennettmo.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Kennett yet.
How did Kennett vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Kennett alone. Dunklin County, where 100% of Kennett lies, voted Trump 80.5%, Harris 18.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Kennett?
125 full-time and 16 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $681,417 (about $8.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Kennett in the state legislature?
State Senate District 25 (Jason Bean) and State House District 150 (Cameron Parker). The House district also covers 25 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Kennett’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 Kennett, 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 →