Town Hall · Flatwoods

Flatwoods, KY town hall & government

Flatwoods spent $9.3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,280 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Flatwoods

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Flatwoods's money goes

Spent
$9.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,280
typical Kentucky cities: $1,972
Long-term debt
$48,000
$7 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.8 million30%
Water & other utilities
$2.1 million23%
Roads & transportation
$1.6 million18%
Police
$1.1 million12%
Fire
$691,0007%
Administration & buildings
$459,0005%
Parks & libraries
$342,0004%
Other
$78,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 33%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • Sales taxes 14%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • From the state 12%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Flatwoods

Full-time staff
25
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$80,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
12 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time11 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
5 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Russell Independent School District

Flatwoods's K–12 school district, shared with Bellefonte and Russell. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,142
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
2,048
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $14,142 per pupil, $7,943 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.

Also serving Flatwoods: Raceland-Worthington Independent School District ($12,537 per pupil) · Greenup County School District ($14,309 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Flatwoods pay

Typical tax bill
$1,083
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$114,600
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.

Local

Contact Flatwoods's government

🏛️ Official websiteflatwoodsky.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Flatwoods →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Flatwoods

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

All of Flatwoods'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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