Town Hall · Tuskegee

Tuskegee, AL town hall & government

Tuskegee spent $10.4 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,170 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Tuskegee's money goes

Spent
$10.4 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,170
typical Alabama cities: $2,292
Long-term debt
$10.6 million
$1,192 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.2 million21%
Police
$2.1 million20%
Fire
$1.7 million17%
Paid to other governments
$1.5 million15%
Administration & buildings
$811,0008%
Roads & transportation
$644,0006%
Interest on debt
$337,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$304,0003%
Parks & libraries
$186,0002%
Housing & development
$66,0001%
Other
$448,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 35%
  • Income taxes 20%
  • From the federal government 19%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • From the state 6%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Tuskegee

Full-time staff
90
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
15
and 15 full-time firefighters
Police
29 full-time3 part
Fire
18 full-time
Roads & transportation
12 full-time
Administration & buildings
8 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Health & welfare
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Housing & development
2 full-time
Other
5 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2023. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Macon County School District

Tuskegee's K–12 school district, shared with Franklin, Shorter and Notasulga. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,368
Alabama: $13,926
Students
1,769
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$27.1 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 $18,368 per pupil, $8,370 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 Tuskegee pay

Typical tax bill
$515
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.49%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$104,800
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.

Local

Contact Tuskegee's government

Town hall & decisions in Tuskegee →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tuskegee

Tuskegee is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Shomari Figures. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Tuskegee'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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