Town Hall · Crosby

Crosby, MS town hall & government

Crosby spent $162,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $600 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Crosby's money goes

Spent
$162,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$600
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$52,00032%
Water & other utilities
$36,00022%
Police
$22,00014%
Administration & buildings
$21,00013%
Roads & transportation
$11,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5,0003%
Parks & libraries
$5,0003%
Other
$10,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 56%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • From the state 6%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Crosby

Full-time staff
6
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$5,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Police
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Amite County School District

Crosby's K–12 school district, shared with Gloster and Liberty. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,282
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
871
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 24%

Of the $17,282 per pupil, $8,495 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 Crosby: Wilkinson County School District ($13,432 per pupil).

Local

Contact Crosby's government

Town hall & decisions in Crosby →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Crosby

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

All of Crosby'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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