Rives, TN town hall & government
Rives spent $194,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $626 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Rives's government.
Where Rives's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 42%
- Fees & charges 34%
- From the state 14%
- Interest, fines & other 8%
- Sales taxes 2%
Rives didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Rives
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Obion County School District
Rives's K–12 school district, shared with Hornbeak, Obion, Samburg, South Fulton, Troy and Woodland Mills. 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 28%
- State 54%
- Federal 18%
Of the $13,730 per pupil, $8,233 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 Rives kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Rives 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 Rives's government
Who represents Rives
Rives is represented in Congress by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and Representative David Kustoff. 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.