Town Hall · Seminary

Seminary, MS town hall & government

Seminary spent $233,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $820 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Seminary's money goes

Spent
$233,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$820
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
$21,000
$74 per resident
Administration & buildings
$64,00027%
Water & other utilities
$53,00023%
Sewer & trash
$36,00015%
Police
$33,00014%
Fire
$13,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,0001%
Other
$32,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 48%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Seminary 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 Seminary

Full-time staff
0
25 part-time too
Police
0 full-time14 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Covington County School District

Seminary's K–12 school district, shared with Collins and Mount Olive. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,480
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
2,547
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $13,480 per pupil, $7,384 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 Seminary's government

Town hall & decisions in Seminary →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Seminary

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

All of Seminary'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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