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Butler, AL town hall & government

Butler spent $5.2 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $3,047 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Butler's money goes

Spent
$5.2 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,047
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
$2.9 million
$1,732 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.5 million28%
Administration & buildings
$923,00018%
Police
$803,00016%
Roads & transportation
$693,00013%
Fire
$581,00011%
Sewer & trash
$487,0009%
Parks & libraries
$89,0002%
Interest on debt
$62,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$61,0001%
Other
$7,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 29%
  • Utility sales 25%
  • From the state 19%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Property taxes 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Butler

Full-time staff
23
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
5 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

Choctaw County School District

Butler's K–12 school district, shared with Gilbertown, Lisman, Needham, Pennington, Silas and Toxey. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,051
Alabama: $13,926
Students
1,034
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 31%

Of the $18,051 per pupil, $7,565 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 Butler pay

Typical tax bill
$338
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.23%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$145,300
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 Butler's government

Town hall & decisions in Butler →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Butler

Butler is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Terri A. Sewell. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Butler'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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