Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]) · CC BY 3.0Batesville spent more per resident in 2022 than 96% of similar cities
Batesville’s city government spent $16.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $2,236 per resident. Water and other utilities ($4.9 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Batesville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$2,078 per resident in 2022: more than 96% of them
Batesville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,078 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 27 Mississippi cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $913, and the middle half spent $784–$1,078. Batesville spent more than 96% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.9 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Mississippi cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Batesville itself left out).
About $2,236 per resident a year, or $6.13 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 26%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 11% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Batesville reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $2,078 · 2024: $2,236.
full-time in March 2025, up from 172 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,418 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.64% of the home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Batesville’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 Batesville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Batesville →
Who’s in charge in Batesville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Batesville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofbatesvillems.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 37 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (7,334).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
South Panola School District
Batesville’s K–12 school district, shared with Courtland, Pope, Crowder. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,044 per pupil, $7,164 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.
Mississippi districts overall: 33% local, 45% state, 23% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Batesville’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Batesville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Panola County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican56.9%8,202 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat42.0%6,061 votesOthers: 1.1% (159 votes).
Most votes in Panola County: Donald J Trump
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Batesville lies in Panola County. Every 2024 race in Panola County is on the county’s page.
Panola County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Batesville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofbatesvillems.com ↗
- 2Mississippi HouseBatesville is split between 2 districts
- 3Mississippi SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Mississippi
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Batesville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Batesville’s government
How much does Batesville spend per resident?
About $2,236 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $2,078 was more than 96% of 27 Mississippi cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Batesville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,418 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.64% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofbatesvillems.com.
Who runs Batesville’s government?
See cityofbatesvillems.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Batesville yet.
How did Batesville vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Batesville alone. Panola County, where 100% of Batesville lies, voted Trump 56.9%, Harris 42.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Batesville?
199 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $857,395 (about $10.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Batesville in the state legislature?
Batesville is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Mississippi Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Batesville’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; 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 →