Town Hall · Polkville

Polkville, MS town hall & government

Polkville spent $134,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $164 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Polkville's money goes

Spent
$134,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$164
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
$285,000
$348 per resident
Police
$53,00040%
Administration & buildings
$30,00022%
Fire
$25,00019%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$13,00010%
Interest on debt
$11,0008%
Parks & libraries
$2,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 71%
  • Utility sales 27%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Polkville

Full-time staff
0
13 part-time too
Police
0 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
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

Smith County School District

Polkville's K–12 school district, shared with Mize, Raleigh, Sylvarena and Taylorsville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,175
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
2,521
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $10,175 per pupil, $5,908 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 Polkville pay

Typical tax bill
$512
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.53%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$97,500
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 Polkville's government

Town hall & decisions in Polkville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Polkville

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

All of Polkville'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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