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Cheneyville, LA town hall & government

Cheneyville spent $782,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,362 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Cheneyville's money goes

Spent
$782,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,362
typical Louisiana cities: $1,666
Long-term debt
$935,000
$1,629 per resident
Sewer & trash
$223,00029%
Water & other utilities
$180,00023%
Police
$176,00023%
Administration & buildings
$128,00016%
Roads & transportation
$75,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 30%
  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Utility sales 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the state 3%
  • Property taxes 2%

Cheneyville 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 Cheneyville

Full-time staff
7
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$33,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Police
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rapides Parish School District

Cheneyville's K–12 school district, shared with Alexandria, Ball, Boyce, Forest Hill, Glenmora and Lecompte. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,716
Louisiana: $15,623
Students
22,546
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$167.7 million
at year end

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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Cheneyville pay

Typical tax bill
$199
a year · Louisiana typical $1,180

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.

Local

Contact Cheneyville's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Cheneyville

Cheneyville is represented in Congress by Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy and Representative Cleo Fields. Jeff Landry is governor.

All of Cheneyville'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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