Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Blinutne assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Pearl River run?
Pearl River’s town government spent $2.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,094 per resident. Water and other utilities ($149,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Pearl River is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
St. Tammany Parish School District
Pearl River’s K–12 school district, shared with Abita Springs, Covington, Folsom, Madisonville, Mandeville and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,367 per pupil, $8,934 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Louisiana districts overall: 47% local, 34% state, 19% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $1,094 per resident a year, or $3.00 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 37%.
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$1,094 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Pearl River’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,094 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 28 Louisiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,022, and the middle half spent $644–$1,494. Pearl River spent more than 54% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($312,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Louisiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Pearl River itself left out).
No trend yet
Pearl River reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,871 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.80% of the home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Pearl River’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Pearl River’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pearl River →
Who’s in charge in Pearl River
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 187 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (2,618).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Pearl River.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Louisiana HousePearl River is split between 2 districts
- 3Louisiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Louisiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Pearl River’s government
How much does Pearl River spend per resident?
About $1,094 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,094 was more than 54% of 28 Louisiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Pearl River?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,871 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.80% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Pearl River’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pearl River yet.
How many people work for Pearl River?
14 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $51,619 (about $619,428 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Pearl River in the state legislature?
Pearl River is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Louisiana Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 1 (Bob Owen). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Pearl River’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →