Town Hall · Leakesville

Leakesville, MS town hall & government

Leakesville spent $1.6 million in the year to September 30, 2023, about $455 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Leakesville's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2023
Per resident
$455
typical Mississippi cities: $1,975
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
$400 per resident
Sewer & trash
$571,00035%
Water & other utilities
$477,00029%
Police
$247,00015%
Roads & transportation
$152,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$114,0007%
Interest on debt
$49,0003%
Parks & libraries
$24,0001%
Administration & buildings
$7,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 30%
  • Utility sales 28%
  • From the state 23%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Leakesville didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Greene County School District

Leakesville's K–12 school district, shared with McLain and State Line. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,508
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
1,655
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $12,508 per pupil, $6,923 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 Leakesville pay

Typical tax bill
$996
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.87%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$114,300
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 Leakesville's government

Town hall & decisions in Leakesville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Leakesville

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

All of Leakesville'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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