Town Hall · Glencoe

Glencoe, KY town hall & government

Glencoe spent $67,000 in the year to May 31, 2022, about $184 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Glencoe's money goes

Spent
$67,000
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$184
typical Kentucky cities: $1,340
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$50,00075%
Fire
$5,0007%
Police
$3,0004%
Parks & libraries
$2,0003%
Roads & transportation
$1,0001%
Other
$6,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 48%
  • Property taxes 37%
  • From the state 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Glencoe

Full-time staff
1
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,600
a year, before benefits
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Gallatin County School District

Glencoe's K–12 school district, shared with Warsaw and Sparta. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,866
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
1,482
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $12,866 per pupil, $6,853 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 Glencoe pay

Typical tax bill
$687
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.37%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$186,600
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 Glencoe's government

Town hall & decisions in Glencoe →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Glencoe

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

All of Glencoe'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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