Metcalfe, MS town hall & government
Metcalfe spent $448,000 in the year to September 30, 2024, about $581 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Metcalfe's government.
Where Metcalfe's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 59%
- From the federal government 19%
- Property taxes 11%
- Fees & charges 5%
- Sales taxes 4%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
- From the state 1%
Who works for Metcalfe
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Western Line School District
Metcalfe's K–12 school district, shared with Greenville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Mississippi districts overall: 33% local, 45% state, 23% federal
- Local 37%
- State 36%
- Federal 27%
Of the $13,702 per pupil, $7,651 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.
Which schools Metcalfe kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Metcalfe pay
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.
Contact Metcalfe's government
Who represents Metcalfe
Metcalfe is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Bennie G. Thompson. Tate Reeves is governor.
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.