“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
6 school districts have their office in Mississippi County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $24.1 million — $23 million to run schools, about $14,526 per student, plus $594,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3 million local (mostly property tax), $16.3 million state, $8.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $24.3 million.
Spent $15.2 million — $13.2 million to run schools, about $11,295 per student, plus $1.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.2 million local (mostly property tax), $11.4 million state, $2.4 million federal.
Spent $23.7 million — $17.2 million to run schools, about $15,429 per student, plus $6.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.4 million local (mostly property tax), $10.5 million state, $5.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $11.3 million.
Spent $15.4 million — $12 million to run schools, about $11,138 per student, plus $3.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.2 million local (mostly property tax), $9.2 million state, $1.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $5.7 million.
Spent $20.1 million — $18.1 million to run schools, about $18,390 per student, plus $1.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $8 million local (mostly property tax), $7.8 million state, $6.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $22.3 million.
Spent $6.1 million — $5.7 million to run schools, about $13,623 per student, plus $269,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4.1 million local (mostly property tax), $4.3 million state, $391,000 federal. Long-term debt: $6.4 million.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively Moderate compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Mississippi County about $51.8 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Very High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
309 bridges in Mississippi County: 178 in good condition, 109 fair, and 22 poor (7.1%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| SH 140-02- LM 9.08 over NATIONAL DITCH · built 1967 | 2,900 vehicles a day |
| SH140-02- LM 10.52 over DRAINAGE DITCH · built 1967 | 2,900 vehicles a day |
| SH 77-02- LM 7.16 over DITCH NO. 1 · built 1954 | 2,035 vehicles a day |
| SH 77-02- LM 6.83 over LITTLE RIVER · built 1954 | 2,035 vehicles a day |
| SH 77-02- LM 10.42 over Little Rvr Lt Hand Chute · built 1952 | 1,800 vehicles a day |
| SH 77-02-LM 1.9 over DITCH NO 20 · built 1952 | 1,700 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $61.8 million of work in Mississippi County in fiscal 2025, about $1,520 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
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