Mount Sterling, KY town hall & government
Mount Sterling spent $13.4 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,771 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mount Sterling's government.
Where Mount Sterling's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 25%
- Income taxes 24%
- Utility sales 20%
- Sales taxes 17%
- Property taxes 7%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
- From the federal government 1%
- From the state 1%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Mount Sterling
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Montgomery County School District
Mount Sterling's K–12 school district, shared with Camargo and Jeffersonville. 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 23%
- State 53%
- Federal 23%
Of the $12,477 per pupil, $6,385 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 Mount Sterling kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Mount Sterling 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.
Contact Mount Sterling's government
Who represents Mount Sterling
Mount Sterling is represented in Congress by Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Representative Andy Barr. 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.