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Quitman, MS town hall & government

Quitman spent $3 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,475 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Quitman's money goes

Spent
$3 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,475
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
$610,000
$299 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1 million34%
Police
$551,00018%
Water & other utilities
$509,00017%
Roads & transportation
$429,00014%
Administration & buildings
$278,0009%
Parks & libraries
$158,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$42,0001%
Interest on debt
$16,0001%
Health & welfare
$3,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 24%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Quitman

Full-time staff
29
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$34,000
a year, before benefits
Police
6 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Parks & libraries
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. Quitman didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Quitman School District

Quitman's K–12 school district, shared with Pachuta, 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 Quitman pay

Typical tax bill
$718
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.60%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$118,900
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 Quitman's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.quitman.ms.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Quitman →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Quitman

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

All of Quitman'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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