Town Hall · Crenshaw

Crenshaw, MS town hall & government

Crenshaw spent $645,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $763 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Crenshaw's money goes

Spent
$645,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$763
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$250,00039%
Police
$193,00030%
Sewer & trash
$127,00020%
Water & other utilities
$59,0009%
Fire
$9,0001%
Parks & libraries
$7,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 30%
  • From the state 27%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%

Crenshaw 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 Crenshaw

Full-time staff
14
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$20,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
7 full-time
Police
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

North Panola School District

Crenshaw's K–12 school district, shared with Como and Sardis. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,861
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
1,155
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$291,000
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 31%
  • Federal 49%

Of the $13,861 per pupil, $7,329 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 Crenshaw: Quitman County School District ($14,820 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Crenshaw pay

Typical tax bill
$207
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.27%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$76,600
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 Crenshaw's government

Town hall & decisions in Crenshaw →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Crenshaw

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

All of Crenshaw'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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