Town Hall · Sandy Hook

Sandy Hook, KY town hall & government

Sandy Hook spent $600,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,005 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sandy Hook's money goes

Spent
$600,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,005
typical Kentucky cities: $1,340
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$367,00061%
Administration & buildings
$120,00020%
Roads & transportation
$81,00014%
Fire
$32,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 64%
  • From other local governments 17%
  • Sales taxes 12%
  • Property taxes 7%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Sandy Hook

Full-time staff
2
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time11 part
Police
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Elliott County School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,689
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
911
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $14,689 per pupil, $8,746 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.

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Sandy Hook

Sandy Hook is represented in Congress by Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Representative Harold Rogers. Andy Beshear is governor.

All of Sandy Hook'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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