Town Hall · Gluckstadt

Gluckstadt, MS town hall & government

Gluckstadt spent $6.4 million in the year to 2024, about $2,003 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Gluckstadt's money goes

Spent
$6.4 million
fiscal year to 2024
Per resident
$2,003
typical Mississippi cities: $2,292
Long-term debt
$6.2 million
$1,934 per resident
Police
$3 million47%
Roads & transportation
$1.7 million26%
Administration & buildings
$1.3 million21%
Fire
$27,000<1%
Interest on debt
$20,000<1%
Other
$375,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 60%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Fees & charges <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Gluckstadt

Full-time staff
38
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
13 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
11 full-time7 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Other
4 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Madison County School District

Gluckstadt's K–12 school district, shared with Flora, Madison and Ridgeland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,712
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
12,971
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$41.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $12,712 per pupil, $7,692 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 Gluckstadt: Canton Public School District ($12,278 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Gluckstadt pay

Typical tax bill
$2,395
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.76%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$316,600
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.

Local

Contact Gluckstadt's government

Town hall & decisions in Gluckstadt →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Gluckstadt

Gluckstadt is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representatives Michael Guest and Bennie G. Thompson. Tate Reeves is governor.

All of Gluckstadt'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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