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Summit, MS town hall & government

Summit spent $1.9 million in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,305 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Summit's money goes

Spent
$1.9 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,305
typical Mississippi cities: $1,975
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
$1,133 per resident
Sewer & trash
$423,00022%
Fire
$337,00017%
Water & other utilities
$319,00016%
Administration & buildings
$312,00016%
Police
$223,00012%
Roads & transportation
$217,00011%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$31,0002%
Interest on debt
$13,0001%
Other
$61,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 36%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Summit

Full-time staff
10
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$35,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
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

McComb School District

Summit's K–12 school district, shared with McComb. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,171
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
2,146
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 28%

Of the $14,171 per pupil, $6,390 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.

Also serving Summit: North Pike School District ($11,240 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Summit pay

Typical tax bill
$733
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.65%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$113,600
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 Summit's government

🏛️ Official websitesummitms.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Summit →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Summit

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

All of Summit'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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