Town Hall · Skyline

Skyline, AL town hall & government

Skyline spent $61,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $73 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Skyline's money goes

Spent
$61,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$73
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
$99,000
$119 per resident
Roads & transportation
$47,00077%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,00013%
Other
$6,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 67%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Skyline didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Skyline

Full-time staff
2
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Police
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

Jackson County School District

Skyline's K–12 school district, shared with Bridgeport, Dutton, Hollywood, Hytop, Langston and Paint Rock. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,280
Alabama: $13,926
Students
5,181
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $13,280 per pupil, $7,137 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 Skyline pay

Typical tax bill
$382
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.31%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$123,800
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 Skyline's government

Town hall & decisions in Skyline →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Skyline

Skyline is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Dale W. Strong. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Skyline'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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