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Ashville, AL town hall & government

Ashville spent $3.6 million in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,542 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Ashville's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Ashville's money goes

Spent
$3.6 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,542
typical Alabama cities: $2,450
Long-term debt
$207,000
$88 per resident
Administration & buildings
$974,00027%
Fire
$546,00015%
Water & other utilities
$514,00014%
Sewer & trash
$501,00014%
Police
$496,00014%
Parks & libraries
$319,0009%
Paid to other governments
$119,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$85,0002%
Roads & transportation
$39,0001%
Other
$25,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 50%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From the state 2%

Ashville didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Ashville

Full-time staff
21
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$41,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
and 5 full-time firefighters
Fire
5 full-time9 part
Police
5 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

St. Clair County School District

Ashville's K–12 school district, shared with Margaret, Moody, Odenville, Ragland, Springville and Steele. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,330
Alabama: $13,926
Students
9,592
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$138.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Alabama districts overall: 31% local, 53% state, 16% federal

  • Local 28%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $11,330 per pupil, $6,386 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Ashville pay

Typical tax bill
$540
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.26%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$204,900
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Ashville's government

Town hall & decisions in Ashville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ashville

Ashville is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Mike Rogers. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Ashville's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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