Town Hall · Ecru

Ecru, MS town hall & government

Ecru spent $497,000 in the year to September 30, 2024, about $541 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Ecru's money goes

Spent
$497,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$541
typical Mississippi cities: $2,292
Long-term debt
$219,000
$238 per resident
Water & other utilities
$460,00093%
Sewer & trash
$27,0005%
Interest on debt
$10,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 42%
  • Utility sales 30%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Ecru

Full-time staff
10
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pontotoc County Schools

Ecru's K–12 school district, shared with Algoma, Thaxton, Toccopola and Sherman. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,288
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
3,481
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $10,288 per pupil, $6,576 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 Ecru pay

Typical tax bill
$993
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.50%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$196,700
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 Ecru's government

Town hall & decisions in Ecru →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ecru

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

All of Ecru'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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