Mount Pleasant, TX town hall & government
Mount Pleasant spent $28 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,746 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mount Pleasant's government.
Who runs Mount Pleasant
From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.
Where Mount Pleasant's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 39%
- Fees & charges 25%
- Property taxes 16%
- Interest, fines & other 8%
- Utility sales 7%
- From the state 3%
- From other local governments 2%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Mount Pleasant Independent School District
Mount Pleasant's K–12 school district, shared with Miller's Cove and Winfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal
- Local 25%
- State 53%
- Federal 23%
Of the $12,981 per pupil, $7,957 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.
Also serving Mount Pleasant: Harts Bluff Independent School District ($11,790 per pupil).
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 John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Nathaniel Moran. Greg Abbott 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.