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How New Hebron is run

New Hebron spent $359,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $869 per resident.

City budget
$359,000
spent, year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$869
Below typical Mississippi cities ($1,480)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
City staff
3
full-time · 10 part-time
Typical tax bill
$975
a year · MS $1,215

What stands out about how New Hebron is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $869 per resident a year, or $2.38 a day

The biggest line: water & other utilities, at 34% of spending.

Where the money comes from
From the state 32%Property taxes 17%Utility sales 15%From the federal government 12%Fees & charges 8%Interest, fines & other 7%Sales taxes 5%Other taxes & licenses 3%
The school district

Lawrence County School District

New Hebron’s K–12 school district, shared with Monticello, Silver Creek. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in New Hebron →
$13,540
per pupil · MS $12,392
1,693
students
$3 million
long-term debt

Of the $13,540 per pupil, $7,892 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 30%State 44%Federal 27%

Mississippi districts overall: 33% local, 45% state, 23% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Over the years

Per resident, spending is up 32% since 2022

Spending per resident, by fiscal year. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Spending per resident by year

2022$869
2024 *$1,146
$424,000
spent in 2024
$359,000
spent in 2022

* A Census Bureau estimate for that year (the town didn’t report most of its figures).

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in New Hebron

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for New Hebron yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for New Hebron

One full-time town employee for every 138 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 7 pt
Water & other utilities2
Courts, inspections & corrections0 + 3 pt
Police1
3
full-time
10
part-time
$47,500
average full-time pay, before benefits
1
sworn police officers

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $975 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.99% of the home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Mississippi$1,215
New Hebron$975
$975
typical bill a year
0.99%
effective rate
$98,800
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at New Hebron’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Who represents New Hebron

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for New Hebron.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Mississippi HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Mississippi SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Mississippi

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach New Hebron’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how New Hebron is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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