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Coaling, AL town hall & government

Coaling spent $600,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $367 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Coaling

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Coaling's money goes

Spent
$600,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$367
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$393,00066%
Parks & libraries
$83,00014%
Fire
$83,00014%
Administration & buildings
$9,0002%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$30,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 52%
  • From the federal government 47%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Coaling

Full-time staff
6
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$54,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
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

Tuscaloosa County School District

Coaling's K–12 school district, shared with Brookwood, Coker, Northport, Lake View, Vance and Woodstock. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,186
Alabama: $13,926
Students
19,228
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$90.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $12,186 per pupil, $6,677 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 Coaling pay

Typical tax bill
$596
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.26%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$228,000
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.

Local

Contact Coaling's government

Town hall & decisions in Coaling →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Coaling

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

All of Coaling'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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