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Pleasant Grove, AL town hall & government

Pleasant Grove spent $7.6 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $797 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pleasant Grove's money goes

Spent
$7.6 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$797
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
$224,000
$23 per resident
Police
$2.6 million35%
Fire
$1.9 million25%
Sewer & trash
$864,00011%
Administration & buildings
$812,00011%
Parks & libraries
$578,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$199,0003%
Interest on debt
$9,000<1%
Other
$620,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 35%
  • Property taxes 30%
  • From the federal government 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
Town workforce

Who works for Pleasant Grove

Full-time staff
50
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
22
and 15 full-time firefighters
Police
26 full-time1 part
Fire
15 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
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

Jefferson County School District

Pleasant Grove's K–12 school district, shared with Adamsville, Brighton, Brookside, Cardiff, Center Point and Fultondale. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,625
Alabama: $13,926
Students
35,671
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$274.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $12,625 per pupil, $6,769 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 Pleasant Grove pay

Typical tax bill
$1,380
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.61%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$226,400
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 Pleasant Grove's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofpg.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Pleasant Grove →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pleasant Grove

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

All of Pleasant Grove'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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