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Heidelberg, MS town hall & government

Heidelberg spent $1.2 million in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,907 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Heidelberg's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,907
typical Mississippi cities: $1,975
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$417,00034%
Sewer & trash
$274,00023%
Water & other utilities
$191,00016%
Police
$189,00016%
Fire
$54,0004%
Parks & libraries
$16,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,0001%
Other
$61,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 51%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Sales taxes 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Heidelberg

Full-time staff
9
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$34,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Police
4 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part
Other
2 full-time2 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

East Jasper School District

Heidelberg's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,290
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
730
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 25%

Of the $17,290 per pupil, $7,844 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.

Local

Contact Heidelberg's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofheidelberg.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Heidelberg →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Heidelberg

Heidelberg is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Michael Guest. Tate Reeves is governor.

All of Heidelberg'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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