Ball, LA town hall & government
Ball spent $3.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $952 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Ball's government.
Where Ball's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 33%
- Fees & charges 29%
- From the state 16%
- Interest, fines & other 9%
- Other taxes & licenses 8%
- From other local governments 2%
- Property taxes 2%
Who works for Ball
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Rapides Parish School District
Ball's K–12 school district, shared with Alexandria, Boyce, Cheneyville, Forest Hill, Glenmora and Lecompte. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Louisiana districts overall: 47% local, 34% state, 19% federal
- Local 38%
- State 38%
- Federal 24%
Of the $14,716 per pupil, $8,936 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.
Which schools Ball kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Ball pay
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.
Contact Ball's government
Who represents Ball
Ball is represented in Congress by Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy and Representative Cleo Fields. Jeff Landry is governor.
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.