Town Hall · Hatley

Hatley, MS town hall & government

Hatley spent $348,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $760 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hatley's money goes

Spent
$348,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$760
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
$211,000
$461 per resident
Water & other utilities
$265,00076%
Administration & buildings
$53,00015%
Police
$29,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 62%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • From the state 10%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Hatley

Full-time staff
4
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$30,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time6 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Monroe County School District

Hatley's K–12 school district, shared with Gattman, Smithville and Amory. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,181
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
2,099
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $11,181 per pupil, $6,858 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 Hatley pay

Typical tax bill
$1,216
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.62%
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 Hatley's government

Town hall & decisions in Hatley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hatley

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

All of Hatley'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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