Town Hall · Leitchfield

Leitchfield, KY town hall & government

Leitchfield spent $9.4 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,457 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Leitchfield's money goes

Spent
$9.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,457
typical Kentucky cities: $1,972
Long-term debt
$21.8 million
$3,393 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.3 million24%
Administration & buildings
$1.9 million21%
Police
$1.4 million15%
Parks & libraries
$675,0007%
Fire
$527,0006%
Roads & transportation
$521,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$322,0003%
Interest on debt
$235,0003%
Other
$1.4 million15%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 32%
  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Sales taxes 23%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Leitchfield

Full-time staff
98
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
and 4 full-time firefighters
Sewer & trash
30 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
20 full-time
Police
17 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
12 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
5 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
4 full-time2 part
Fire
4 full-time
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Grayson County School District

Leitchfield's K–12 school district, shared with Caneyville and Clarkson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,927
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
4,034
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $11,927 per pupil, $7,342 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 Leitchfield pay

Typical tax bill
$873
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.55%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$159,100
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 Leitchfield's government

🏛️ Official websiteleitchfield.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Leitchfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Leitchfield

Leitchfield is represented in Congress by Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Representative Brett Guthrie. Andy Beshear is governor.

All of Leitchfield'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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