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Shepherdsville, KY town hall & government

Shepherdsville spent $20.8 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,452 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Shepherdsville's money goes

Spent
$20.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,452
typical Kentucky cities: $1,581
Long-term debt
$8.1 million
$564 per resident
Fire
$5 million24%
Sewer & trash
$4.9 million24%
Police
$4.7 million23%
Roads & transportation
$2.8 million13%
Administration & buildings
$2 million10%
Interest on debt
$874,0004%
Parks & libraries
$74,000<1%
Other
$365,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 55%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Shepherdsville

Full-time staff
126
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
42
and 46 full-time firefighters
Fire
46 full-time5 part
Police
44 full-time
Administration & buildings
10 full-time13 part
Sewer & trash
13 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
10 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Other
2 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

Bullitt County School District

Shepherdsville's K–12 school district, shared with Fox Chase, Hebron Estates, Hillview, Hunters Hollow, Lebanon Junction and Mount Washington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,307
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
12,954
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$136 million
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $12,307 per pupil, $7,500 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 Shepherdsville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,825
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.82%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$222,100
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 Shepherdsville's government

🏛️ Official websiteshepherdsville.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Shepherdsville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Shepherdsville

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

All of Shepherdsville'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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