Town Hall · Ravenna

Ravenna, KY town hall & government

Ravenna spent $241,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $433 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ravenna's money goes

Spent
$241,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$433
typical Kentucky cities: $1,340
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$118,00049%
Sewer & trash
$51,00021%
Police
$43,00018%
Roads & transportation
$12,0005%
Fire
$10,0004%
Other
$7,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 26%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • From the federal government 20%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the state 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ravenna

Full-time staff
2
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$37,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Police
1 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Estill County School District

Ravenna's K–12 school district, shared with Irvine. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,651
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
2,197
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$23.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 24%

Of the $12,651 per pupil, $6,216 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 Ravenna pay

Typical tax bill
$811
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.86%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$94,700
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 Ravenna's government

Town hall & decisions in Ravenna →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ravenna

Ravenna is represented in Congress by Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Representative Andy Barr. Andy Beshear is governor.

All of Ravenna'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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