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Beatrice, AL town hall & government

Beatrice spent $1.4 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $5,185 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Beatrice's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$5,185
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
$5,070 per resident
Water & other utilities
$446,00032%
Parks & libraries
$185,00013%
Sewer & trash
$172,00012%
Police
$163,00012%
Roads & transportation
$127,0009%
Fire
$117,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$36,0003%
Administration & buildings
$34,0002%
Health & welfare
$6,000<1%
Other
$119,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 63%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Beatrice didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Beatrice

Full-time staff
2
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
1 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Beatrice didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Monroe County School District

Beatrice's K–12 school district, shared with Excel, Frisco City, Monroeville and Vredenburgh. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,762
Alabama: $13,926
Students
3,031
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $13,762 per pupil, $7,515 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 Beatrice pay

Typical tax bill
$199
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.25%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$80,800
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 Beatrice's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Beatrice

Beatrice is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Shomari Figures. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Beatrice'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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