Pine Prairie spent more per resident in 2022 than 70% of similar cities
Pine Prairie’s village government spent $1.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $784 per resident.
What stands out about how Pine Prairie is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$784 per resident in 2022: more than 70% of them
Pine Prairie’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($784 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 76 Louisiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $477, and the middle half spent $146–$888. Pine Prairie spent more than 70% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($124,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Pine Prairie itself left out).
About $784 per resident a year, or $2.15 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 41%.
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No trend yet
Pine Prairie reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $199 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Pine Prairie’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Pine Prairie’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pine Prairie →
Who’s in charge in Pine Prairie
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 160 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,444).
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.
Evangeline Parish School District
Pine Prairie’s K–12 school district, shared with Chataignier, Mamou, Turkey Creek, Ville Platte, Basile. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,090 per pupil, $8,173 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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Pine Prairie.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Louisiana HouseState representatives
- 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 Pine Prairie’s government
How much does Pine Prairie spend per resident?
About $784 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 $784 was more than 70% of 76 Louisiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Pine Prairie’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pine Prairie yet.
How many people work for Pine Prairie?
9 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $31,280 (about $375,360 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Pine Prairie in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Heather Cloud) and State House District 38 (Rhonda Butler). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →