Town Hall · Walnut Grove

Walnut Grove, MS town hall & government

Walnut Grove spent $383,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $231 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Walnut Grove's money goes

Spent
$383,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$231
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
$40,000
$24 per resident
Sewer & trash
$135,00035%
Water & other utilities
$110,00029%
Police
$90,00023%
Administration & buildings
$36,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,0002%
Parks & libraries
$2,0001%
Interest on debt
$2,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 65%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • From the state 5%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Walnut Grove

Full-time staff
12
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$29,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
7 full-time1 part
Police
5 full-time
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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Leake County School District

Walnut Grove's K–12 school district, shared with Carthage and Lena. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,106
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
2,463
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 36%

Of the $12,106 per pupil, $6,328 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 Walnut Grove pay

Typical tax bill
$480
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.56%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$85,900
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 Walnut Grove's government

🏛️ Official websitewalnutgrove-ms.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Walnut Grove →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Walnut Grove

Walnut Grove is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Bennie G. Thompson. Tate Reeves is governor.

All of Walnut Grove'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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