Town Hall · Puckett

Puckett, MS town hall & government

Puckett spent $422,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,220 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Puckett's money goes

Spent
$422,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,220
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$146,00035%
Administration & buildings
$74,00018%
Sewer & trash
$39,0009%
Police
$28,0007%
Parks & libraries
$12,0003%
Fire
$3,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$116,00027%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 40%
  • Interest, fines & other 38%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Puckett 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 Puckett

Full-time staff
0
14 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Police
0 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rankin County School District

Puckett's K–12 school district, shared with Brandon, Florence, Pelahatchie, 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 Puckett's government

🏛️ Official websitepuckettms.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Puckett →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Puckett

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

All of Puckett'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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