Boyce, LA town hall & government
Boyce spent $1.6 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $1,671 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Boyce's government.
Where Boyce's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 43%
- Property taxes 15%
- Fees & charges 13%
- Other taxes & licenses 12%
- Utility sales 8%
- From the state 7%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
- From other local governments <1%
Boyce didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Boyce
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Rapides Parish School District
Boyce's K–12 school district, shared with Alexandria, Ball, 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 Boyce kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Boyce 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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Boyce's government
Who represents Boyce
Boyce 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.