Burnside, KY town hall & government
Burnside spent $3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $4,319 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Burnside's government.
Where Burnside's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 32%
- Sales taxes 26%
- Utility sales 19%
- Property taxes 8%
- From other local governments 6%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
- From the state 4%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- From the federal government <1%
Who works for Burnside
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Pulaski County School District
Burnside's K–12 school district, shared with Ferguson, Eubank and Somerset. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Kentucky districts overall: 37% local, 46% state, 17% federal
- Local 29%
- State 48%
- Federal 23%
Of the $12,883 per pupil, $8,210 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.
Which schools Burnside kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Burnside pay
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.
Contact Burnside's government
Who represents Burnside
Burnside is represented in Congress by Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Representative Harold Rogers. Andy Beshear is governor.
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.