Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Pioneer run?
Pioneer’s village government spent $168,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,120 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Pioneer didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Pioneer is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
West Carroll Parish School District
Pioneer’s K–12 school district, shared with Epps, Forest, Kilbourne, Oak Grove. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,759 per pupil, $7,403 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 $1,120 per resident a year, or $3.07 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 36%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Pioneer didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Pioneer yet
Every year of Pioneer’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Who’s in charge in Pioneer
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 75 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 (150).
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 Pioneer.
- 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.
Reach Pioneer’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Pioneer’s government
How much does Pioneer spend per resident?
About $1,120 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Pioneer didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $186,000.
Who runs Pioneer’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pioneer yet.
How many people work for Pioneer?
2 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $9,656 (about $115,872 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Pioneer in the state legislature?
State Senate District 33 (Stewart Cathey) and State House District 19 (Francis Thompson). The House district also covers 12 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Pioneer’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 (for Pioneer, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →