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Grove Hill, AL town hall & government

Grove Hill spent $18.1 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $10,603 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Grove Hill's money goes

Spent
$18.1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$10,603
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
$5.2 million
$3,062 per resident
Health & welfare
$16.7 million92%
Sewer & trash
$713,0004%
Police
$269,0001%
Interest on debt
$268,0001%
Parks & libraries
$119,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$77,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 71%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Utility sales 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Property taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Grove Hill

Full-time staff
134
34 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Health & welfare
93 full-time25 part
Administration & buildings
12 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
10 full-time1 part
Police
7 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Fire
0 full-time2 part
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Clarke County School District

Grove Hill's K–12 school district, shared with Coffeeville, Fulton and Jackson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,485
Alabama: $13,926
Students
2,158
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$22.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $14,485 per pupil, $6,793 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 Grove Hill pay

Typical tax bill
$390
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.31%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$126,800
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 Grove Hill's government

🏛️ Official websitegrovehillal.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Grove Hill →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Grove Hill

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

All of Grove Hill'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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