Benton, AL town hall & government
Benton spent $11,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $275 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Benton's government.
Where Benton's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 100%
Who works for Benton
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Benton didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Lowndes County School District
Benton's K–12 school district, shared with Fort Deposit, Gordonville, Hayneville, Lowndesboro, Mosses and White Hall. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Alabama districts overall: 31% local, 53% state, 16% federal
- Local 23%
- State 46%
- Federal 32%
Of the $22,033 per pupil, $10,117 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.
Which schools Benton kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Benton's government
Who represents Benton
Benton is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Terri A. Sewell. Kay Ivey is governor.
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.