Town Hall · Mount Shasta

Mount Shasta, CA town hall & government

Mount Shasta spent $10.8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,341 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mount Shasta's money goes

Spent
$10.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,341
typical California cities: $1,906
Long-term debt
$9.5 million
$2,936 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.1 million19%
Police
$1.8 million16%
Housing & development
$1.3 million12%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million11%
Fire
$938,0009%
Roads & transportation
$602,0006%
Water & other utilities
$565,0005%
Interest on debt
$382,0004%
Health & welfare
$206,0002%
Parks & libraries
$180,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$65,0001%
Other
$1.5 million14%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 36%
  • From the federal government 25%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Utility sales 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mount Shasta

Full-time staff
35
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$75,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
and 6 full-time firefighters
Police
14 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Fire
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Siskiyou Union High School District

Mount Shasta's high school district, shared with Weed. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,204
California: $21,206
Students
515
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from California districts overall: 36% local, 52% state, 11% federal

  • Local 52%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $22,204 per pupil, $11,685 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 Mount Shasta: Mount Shasta Union Elementary School District ($16,656 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Mount Shasta pay

Typical tax bill
$2,396
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$330,200
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 Mount Shasta's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.mt-shasta.ca.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mount Shasta →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Shasta

Mount Shasta is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative James Gallagher. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Mount Shasta'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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