Town Hall · Drew

Drew, MS town hall & government

Drew spent $2 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,157 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Drew's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,157
typical Mississippi cities: $2,292
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Housing & development
$477,00024%
Police
$463,00023%
Sewer & trash
$323,00016%
Roads & transportation
$224,00011%
Water & other utilities
$213,00011%
Administration & buildings
$167,0008%
Parks & libraries
$63,0003%
Fire
$47,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$9,000<1%
Other
$24,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 26%
  • From the state 21%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Drew didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Drew

Full-time staff
12
60 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
and 1 full-time firefighter
Fire
1 full-time44 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time14 part
Police
5 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Drew didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Sunflower County Consolidated School District

Drew's K–12 school district, shared with Doddsville, Indianola, Inverness, Moorhead, Ruleville and Sunflower. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,099
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
2,863
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$29.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 30%
  • Federal 44%

Of the $14,099 per pupil, $6,828 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 Drew pay

Typical tax bill
$1,013
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
1.53%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$66,300
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 Drew's government

Town hall & decisions in Drew →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Drew

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

All of Drew'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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