Tchula, MS town hall & government
Tchula spent $2.1 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,288 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Tchula's government.
Where Tchula's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 21%
- Property taxes 20%
- From the federal government 18%
- From the state 17%
- Utility sales 12%
- Interest, fines & other 7%
- Sales taxes 4%
- From other local governments <1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Tchula didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Tchula
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Tchula didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Holmes County Consolidated School District
Tchula's K–12 school district, shared with Cruger, Durant, Goodman, Lexington, Pickens and West. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Mississippi districts overall: 33% local, 45% state, 23% federal
- Local 22%
- State 42%
- Federal 36%
Of the $15,344 per pupil, $7,120 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.
Which schools Tchula kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Tchula pay
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.
Contact Tchula's government
Who represents Tchula
Tchula is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Bennie G. Thompson. Tate Reeves is governor.
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.