Town Hall · Sardis

Sardis, MS town hall & government

Sardis spent $2.4 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,601 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Sardis's money goes

Spent
$2.4 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,601
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
$795,000
$520 per resident
Water & other utilities
$583,00024%
Police
$560,00023%
Sewer & trash
$524,00021%
Fire
$370,00015%
Administration & buildings
$142,0006%
Roads & transportation
$101,0004%
Parks & libraries
$83,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$54,0002%
Interest on debt
$4,000<1%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Other
$25,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 25%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Sardis

Full-time staff
15
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time7 part
Police
4 full-time5 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 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

North Panola School District

Sardis's K–12 school district, shared with Como and Crenshaw. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,861
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
1,155
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$291,000
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 31%
  • Federal 49%

Of the $13,861 per pupil, $7,329 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 Sardis pay

Typical tax bill
$710
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.86%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$82,600
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 Sardis's government

Town hall & decisions in Sardis →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sardis

Sardis is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Bennie G. Thompson. Tate Reeves is governor.

All of Sardis'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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