Town Hall · Winona

Winona, MS town hall & government

Winona spent $5.9 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,533 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Winona's money goes

Spent
$5.9 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,533
typical Mississippi cities: $1,480
Long-term debt
$2.1 million
$550 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.4 million23%
Sewer & trash
$983,00017%
Police
$934,00016%
Water & other utilities
$624,00011%
Fire
$474,0008%
Parks & libraries
$378,0006%
Administration & buildings
$317,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$71,0001%
Interest on debt
$59,0001%
Health & welfare
$43,0001%
Other
$610,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 32%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Winona

Full-time staff
32
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
and 7 full-time firefighters
Police
9 full-time
Fire
7 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Winona didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Winona-Montgomery County Consolidated School District

Winona's K–12 school district, shared with Duck Hill and Kilmichael. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,503
Mississippi: $12,392
Students
1,081
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 25%

Of the $13,503 per pupil, $7,753 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 Winona pay

Typical tax bill
$1,194
a year · Mississippi typical $1,215
Effective rate
0.97%
of home value · Mississippi 0.72%
Typical home value
$123,000
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.

Local

Contact Winona's government

🏛️ Official websitewinonams.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Winona →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winona

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

All of Winona'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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