Town Hall · Ashland

Ashland, MS town hall & government

Ashland spent $1.1 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,210 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Ashland's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,210
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
$364,000
$708 per resident
Water & other utilities
$605,00053%
Administration & buildings
$266,00023%
Police
$65,0006%
Roads & transportation
$30,0003%
Sewer & trash
$29,0003%
Fire
$15,0001%
Other
$126,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 50%
  • From the state 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments 1%

Ashland didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Ashland

Full-time staff
3
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Police
1 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Other
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Ashland didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Benton County School District

Ashland's K–12 school district, shared with Hickory Flat and Snow Lake Shores. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,916
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
933
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$835,000
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Mississippi districts overall: 33% local, 45% state, 23% federal

  • Local 17%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 37%

Of the $13,916 per pupil, $7,352 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Ashland pay

Typical tax bill
$827
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.84%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$98,800
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Ashland's government

🏛️ Official websiteashland.ms ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ashland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ashland

Ashland is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Trent Kelly. Tate Reeves is governor.

All of Ashland'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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