Town Hall · Shuqualak

Shuqualak, MS town hall & government

Shuqualak spent $379,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $898 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Shuqualak's money goes

Spent
$379,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$898
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
$178,000
$422 per resident
Administration & buildings
$104,00027%
Water & other utilities
$103,00027%
Sewer & trash
$70,00018%
Police
$55,00015%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$26,0007%
Roads & transportation
$16,0004%
Fire
$3,0001%
Parks & libraries
$2,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 50%
  • Property taxes 32%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • From the state 4%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Noxubee County School District

Shuqualak's K–12 school district, shared with Brooksville and Macon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,687
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
1,353
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 29%

Of the $13,687 per pupil, $6,254 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 Shuqualak pay

Typical tax bill
$833
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
1.02%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$81,900
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 Shuqualak's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Shuqualak

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

All of Shuqualak'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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