Town Hall · Smithville

Smithville, MS town hall & government

Smithville spent $147,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $199 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Smithville's money goes

Spent
$147,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$199
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$75,00051%
Administration & buildings
$68,00046%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 37%
  • From the federal government 25%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Smithville

Full-time staff
4
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part
Police
1 full-time4 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 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

Monroe County School District

Smithville's K–12 school district, shared with Gattman, Hatley and Amory. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,181
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
2,099
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $11,181 per pupil, $6,858 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 Smithville pay

Typical tax bill
$729
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.65%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$112,000
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 Smithville's government

🏛️ Official websitesmithvillems.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Smithville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Smithville

Smithville is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Trent Kelly. Tate Reeves is governor.

All of Smithville'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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