Town Hall · Pachuta

Pachuta, MS town hall & government

Pachuta spent $552,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,432 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Pachuta's money goes

Spent
$552,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,432
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$90,00016%
Sewer & trash
$37,0007%
Water & other utilities
$32,0006%
Roads & transportation
$31,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$30,0005%
Parks & libraries
$23,0004%
Fire
$15,0003%
Police
$3,0001%
Other
$291,00053%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 64%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • From the state 6%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Pachuta didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Pachuta

Full-time staff
3
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Pachuta didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Quitman School District

Pachuta's K–12 school district, shared with Quitman, Shubuta and Stonewall. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,921
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
1,549
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 27%

Of the $13,921 per pupil, $6,998 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 Pachuta pay

Typical tax bill
$743
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.62%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$120,800
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 Pachuta's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Pachuta

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

All of Pachuta'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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