Town Hall · Smiths Station

Smiths Station, AL town hall & government

Smiths Station spent $1.7 million in the year to 2022, about $296 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Smiths Station's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to 2022
Per resident
$296
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$748,00044%
Sewer & trash
$358,00021%
Parks & libraries
$315,00018%
Administration & buildings
$296,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 42%
  • Other taxes & licenses 23%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • From the federal government 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Smiths Station

Full-time staff
20
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$36,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
12 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
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

Lee County School District

Smiths Station's K–12 school district, shared with Loachapoka and Waverly. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,049
Alabama: $13,926
Students
9,141
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$66.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $14,049 per pupil, $8,221 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 Smiths Station pay

Typical tax bill
$796
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.39%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$203,300
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 Smiths Station's government

🏛️ Official websitesmithsstation.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Smiths Station →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Smiths Station

Smiths Station is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Mike Rogers. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Smiths Station'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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