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How Sebree is run

Sebree spent $1.4 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $894 per resident.

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City budget
$1.4 million
spent, year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$894
Below typical Kentucky cities ($1,581)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
City staff
6
full-time · 2 part-time
Typical tax bill
$1,023
a year · KY $1,544

What stands out about how Sebree is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $894 per resident a year, or $2.45 a day

The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 43% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 36%Utility sales 27%Sales taxes 18%Property taxes 11%Other taxes & licenses 5%From the state 3%From other local governments 1%
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,023 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.96% of the home’s value, vs 0.75% across Kentucky.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Kentucky$1,544
Sebree$1,023
$1,023
typical bill a year
0.96%
effective rate
$106,500
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Sebree’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

The school district

Webster County School District

Sebree’s K–12 school district, shared with Clay, Dixon, Providence, Slaughters, Wheatcroft. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Sebree →
$12,368
per pupil · KY $14,752
2,173
students
$11.5 million
long-term debt

Of the $12,368 per pupil, $6,521 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 22%State 60%Federal 18%

Kentucky districts overall: 37% local, 46% state, 17% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Sebree

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Sebree yet. Neighbors can add them.

Over the years

Spending has held about steady since 2022

Spending per resident, by fiscal year. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Spending per resident by year

2022$894
2023$894
$1.4 million
spent in 2023
$1.4 million
spent in 2022

* A Census Bureau estimate for that year (the town didn’t report most of its figures).

Who works for Sebree

One full-time town employee for every 257 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings2 + 2 pt
Sewer & trash2
Police1
Water & other utilities1
6
full-time
2
part-time
$47,400
average full-time pay, before benefits
1
sworn police officers

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Sebree

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Sebree.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Kentucky HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Kentucky SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kentucky

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Sebree’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Sebree is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Sebree get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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