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Belle Glade, FL town hall & government

Belle Glade spent $17.3 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $861 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Belle Glade's money goes

Spent
$17.3 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$861
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
$54,000
$3 per resident
Administration & buildings
$4.6 million27%
Parks & libraries
$3.4 million20%
Police
$3.2 million18%
Sewer & trash
$2.4 million14%
Roads & transportation
$1.5 million9%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$973,0006%
Housing & development
$103,0001%
Interest on debt
$4,000<1%
Other
$1.1 million7%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • From the state 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • From the federal government 6%
Town workforce

Who works for Belle Glade

Full-time staff
104
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
32 full-time
Parks & libraries
22 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
22 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Other
25 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

Palm Beach County School District

Belle Glade's K–12 school district, shared with Atlantis, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Briny Breezes, Cloud Lake and Delray Beach. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,224
Florida: $13,006
Students
189,777
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.5 billion
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal

  • Local 69%
  • State 18%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $15,224 per pupil, $9,697 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 Belle Glade pay

Typical tax bill
$1,467
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.90%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$163,100
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 Belle Glade's government

🏛️ Official websitebellegladegov.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Belle Glade →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Belle Glade

Belle Glade is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Belle Glade'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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