Pilot Mound, IA town hall & government
Pilot Mound spent $244,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,435 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Pilot Mound's government.
Where Pilot Mound's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 20%
- Property taxes 19%
- Utility sales 16%
- From other local governments 15%
- Sales taxes 12%
- From the federal government 8%
- From the state 8%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Who works for Pilot Mound
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Pilot Mound didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Southeast Valley Community School District
Pilot Mound's K–12 school district, shared with Boxholm, Callender, Dayton, Farnhamville, Gowrie and Harcourt. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal
- Local 50%
- State 45%
- Federal 5%
Of the $14,919 per pupil, $9,037 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.
Which schools Pilot Mound kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Pilot Mound pay
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.
Contact Pilot Mound's government
Who represents Pilot Mound
Pilot Mound is represented in Congress by Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and Representative Randy Feenstra. Kim Reynolds is governor.
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.