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Valley Head, AL town hall & government

Valley Head spent $557,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $989 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Valley Head's money goes

Spent
$557,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$989
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$461,00083%
Police
$69,00012%
Sewer & trash
$14,0003%
Other
$13,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 54%
  • Sales taxes 44%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Valley Head

Full-time staff
2
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$32,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
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

DeKalb County School District

Valley Head's K–12 school district, shared with Crossville, Fyffe, Geraldine, Hammondville, Henagar and Ider. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,288
Alabama: $13,926
Students
8,704
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 16%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $13,288 per pupil, $7,655 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 Valley Head pay

Typical tax bill
$199
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.33%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$59,800
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 Valley Head's government

Town hall & decisions in Valley Head →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Valley Head

Valley Head is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Robert B. Aderholt. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Valley Head'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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