Mount Jackson, VA town hall & government
Mount Jackson spent $6 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,002 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mount Jackson's government.
Where Mount Jackson's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 27%
- From the federal government 21%
- Sales taxes 16%
- Property taxes 13%
- Utility sales 10%
- Interest, fines & other 7%
- Other taxes & licenses 3%
- From the state 3%
Who works for Mount Jackson
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Shenandoah County Public Schools
Mount Jackson's K–12 school district, shared with Edinburg, New Market, Strasburg, Toms Brook and Woodstock. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Virginia districts overall: 49% local, 41% state, 10% federal
- Local 35%
- State 53%
- Federal 12%
Of the $14,992 per pupil, $8,670 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 Jackson kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Mount Jackson 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 Mount Jackson's government
Who represents Mount Jackson
Mount Jackson is represented in Congress by Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and Representative Ben Cline. Abigail Spanberger 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.