How is Lake Tekakwitha run?
Lake Tekakwitha’s village government spent $8,000 on day-to-day services in the year to , 2022, about $31 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Lake Tekakwitha didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Lake Tekakwitha is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Meramec Valley R-III School District
Lake Tekakwitha’s K–12 school district, shared with Pacific. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,052 per pupil, $7,100 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 $31 per resident a year, or $0.08 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 88%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Lake Tekakwitha collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Lake Tekakwitha 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 Lake Tekakwitha yet
Every year of Lake Tekakwitha’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village 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 →The typical homeowner pays $1,196 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.09% 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 Lake Tekakwitha’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Lake Tekakwitha’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lake Tekakwitha →
Who’s in charge in Lake Tekakwitha
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Lake Tekakwitha’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Lake Tekakwitha alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Jefferson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican67.7%80,796 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat31.0%36,965 votesOthers: 1.3% (1,553 votes).
Most votes in Jefferson County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Lake Tekakwitha lies in Jefferson County. Every 2024 race in Jefferson County is on the county’s page.
Jefferson 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 Lake Tekakwitha.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Lake Tekakwitha’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Lake Tekakwitha’s government
How much does Lake Tekakwitha spend per resident?
About $31 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to , 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Lake Tekakwitha didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $8,000.
What is the property tax rate in Lake Tekakwitha?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,196 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.09% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Lake Tekakwitha’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lake Tekakwitha yet.
How did Lake Tekakwitha vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Lake Tekakwitha alone. Jefferson County, where 100% of Lake Tekakwitha lies, voted Trump 67.7%, Harris 31.0% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Lake Tekakwitha in the state legislature?
State Senate District 22 (Mary Elizabeth Coleman) and State House District 111 (Cecelie Williams). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 Lake Tekakwitha, 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 →