Creola, AL town hall & government
Creola spent $510,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $251 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Creola's government.
Where Creola's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 70%
- Interest, fines & other 16%
- Other taxes & licenses 9%
- Property taxes 5%
- Fees & charges <1%
Who works for Creola
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Creola didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Mobile County School District
Creola's K–12 school district, shared with Bayou La Batre, Citronelle, Dauphin Island, Mobile, Mount Vernon and Prichard. 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 25%
- State 47%
- Federal 28%
Of the $14,984 per pupil, $7,369 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 Creola kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Creola pay
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.
Contact Creola's government
Who represents Creola
Creola is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Barry Moore. 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.