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Ellisville, MS town hall & government

Ellisville spent $5.3 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 Ellisville's government.

Town budget

Where Ellisville's money goes

Spent
$5.3 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,157
typical Mississippi cities: $2,292
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
$307 per resident
Police
$1.3 million24%
Fire
$1.2 million23%
Water & other utilities
$845,00016%
Roads & transportation
$554,00010%
Sewer & trash
$547,00010%
Administration & buildings
$492,0009%
Paid to other governments
$217,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$157,0003%
Interest on debt
$6,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 38%
  • From the state 23%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ellisville

Full-time staff
33
20 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$35,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
and 13 full-time firefighters
Fire
13 full-time9 part
Police
11 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 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

Jones County School District

Ellisville's K–12 school district, shared with Sandersville and Soso. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,265
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
8,581
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $10,265 per pupil, $6,695 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 Ellisville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,097
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
1.10%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$99,500
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.

Local

Contact Ellisville's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofellisvillems.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ellisville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ellisville

Ellisville is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Mike Ezell. Tate Reeves is governor.

All of Ellisville'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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