Town Hall · Dry Ridge

Dry Ridge, KY town hall & government

Dry Ridge spent $5.4 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,536 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dry Ridge's money goes

Spent
$5.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,536
typical Kentucky cities: $1,972
Long-term debt
$715,000
$334 per resident
Administration & buildings
$2.5 million47%
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million24%
Water & other utilities
$676,00012%
Fire
$410,0008%
Parks & libraries
$139,0003%
Roads & transportation
$135,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$27,000<1%
Police
$14,000<1%
Interest on debt
$5,000<1%
Other
$194,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Income taxes 16%
  • From other local governments 16%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Dry Ridge

Full-time staff
20
36 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
and 8 full-time firefighters
Fire
9 full-time33 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time3 part
Police
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Dry Ridge didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Grant County School District

Dry Ridge's K–12 school district, shared with Crittenden, Corinth and Williamstown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,770
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
3,289
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$38.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $13,770 per pupil, $7,171 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 Dry Ridge pay

Typical tax bill
$1,853
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.85%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$216,800
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 Dry Ridge's government

Town hall & decisions in Dry Ridge →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dry Ridge

Dry Ridge is represented in Congress by Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Representative Thomas Massie. Andy Beshear is governor.

All of Dry Ridge'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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