Town Hall · Nettleton

Nettleton, MS town hall & government

Nettleton spent $1.6 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $834 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Nettleton's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$834
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
$760,000
$401 per resident
Police
$392,00025%
Administration & buildings
$346,00022%
Sewer & trash
$314,00020%
Roads & transportation
$215,00014%
Water & other utilities
$199,00013%
Fire
$56,0004%
Parks & libraries
$29,0002%
Health & welfare
$4,000<1%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$25,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 29%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Nettleton

Full-time staff
10
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$35,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Nettleton School District

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

Spending per pupil
$11,372
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
1,048
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 25%

Of the $11,372 per pupil, $6,112 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 Nettleton pay

Typical tax bill
$780
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.65%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$119,900
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 Nettleton's government

Town hall & decisions in Nettleton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Nettleton

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

All of Nettleton'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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