Town Hall · Wheatcroft

Wheatcroft, KY town hall & government

Wheatcroft spent $321,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,112 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Wheatcroft's money goes

Spent
$321,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,112
typical Kentucky cities: $1,340
Long-term debt
$95,000
$625 per resident
Water & other utilities
$258,00080%
Administration & buildings
$39,00012%
Parks & libraries
$9,0003%
Roads & transportation
$7,0002%
Interest on debt
$4,0001%
Paid to other governments
$3,0001%
Police
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 37%
  • Utility sales 33%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From the state 11%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Wheatcroft didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Wheatcroft

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Fire
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Webster County School District

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

Spending per pupil
$12,368
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
2,173
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $12,368 per pupil, $6,521 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.

Local

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Town hall & decisions in Wheatcroft →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wheatcroft

Wheatcroft is represented in Congress by Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Representative James Comer. Andy Beshear is governor.

All of Wheatcroft'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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