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Pelahatchie, MS town hall & government

Pelahatchie spent $1.9 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,387 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pelahatchie's money goes

Spent
$1.9 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,387
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
$1,259 per resident
Police
$578,00030%
Sewer & trash
$426,00022%
Water & other utilities
$302,00016%
Administration & buildings
$285,00015%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$63,0003%
Interest on debt
$54,0003%
Fire
$9,000<1%
Other
$208,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 27%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Pelahatchie

Full-time staff
17
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$19,600
a year, before benefits
Police
13 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rankin County School District

Pelahatchie's K–12 school district, shared with Brandon, Florence, Puckett, Flowood and Richland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,987
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
18,485
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$170.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $11,987 per pupil, $7,266 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.

Local

Contact Pelahatchie's government

Town hall & decisions in Pelahatchie →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pelahatchie

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

All of Pelahatchie'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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