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Beattyville, KY town hall & government

Beattyville spent $5.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,484 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Beattyville's money goes

Spent
$5.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,484
typical Kentucky cities: $1,340
Long-term debt
$4.1 million
$2,817 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.4 million48%
Police
$833,00016%
Administration & buildings
$758,00015%
Sewer & trash
$536,00011%
Housing & development
$215,0004%
Roads & transportation
$206,0004%
Interest on debt
$67,0001%
Health & welfare
$36,0001%
Fire
$20,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 42%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Income taxes 7%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • From the state 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Beattyville

Full-time staff
22
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$37,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
9 full-time5 part
Police
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
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

Beattyville's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,180
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
902
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Kentucky districts overall: 37% local, 46% state, 17% federal

  • Local 17%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 34%

Of the $13,180 per pupil, $6,826 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 Beattyville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,288
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
1.13%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$113,600
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 Beattyville's government

🏛️ Official websitebeattyville.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Beattyville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Beattyville

Beattyville is represented in Congress by Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Representative Harold Rogers. Andy Beshear is governor.

All of Beattyville'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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