Mount Pleasant, TN town hall & government
Mount Pleasant spent $11 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,284 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mount Pleasant's government.
Where Mount Pleasant's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 43%
- Fees & charges 19%
- Property taxes 19%
- Sales taxes 8%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- From other local governments 3%
- From the state 2%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Mount Pleasant didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Mount Pleasant
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Maury County School District
Mount Pleasant's K–12 school district, shared with Columbia and Spring Hill. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Tennessee districts overall: 40% local, 44% state, 16% federal
- Local 40%
- State 49%
- Federal 11%
Of the $12,099 per pupil, $7,299 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 Mount Pleasant kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Mount Pleasant 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.
Contact Mount Pleasant's government
Who represents Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant is represented in Congress by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and Representative Andrew Ogles. Bill Lee 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.