Town Hall · Benoit

Benoit, MS town hall & government

Benoit spent $41,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $98 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Benoit's money goes

Spent
$41,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$98
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$35,00085%
Police
$1,0002%
Other
$5,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 46%
  • From the federal government 25%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • From the state 9%
Town workforce

Who works for Benoit

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

West Bolivar Consolidated School District

Benoit's K–12 school district, shared with Beulah, Gunnison, Pace, Rosedale and Shaw. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,276
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
887
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 33%

Of the $16,276 per pupil, $7,629 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 Benoit pay

Typical tax bill
$1,040
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
1.25%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$83,100
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 Benoit's government

Town hall & decisions in Benoit →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Benoit

Benoit is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Bennie G. Thompson. Tate Reeves is governor.

All of Benoit'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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