Town Hall · Doyline

Doyline, LA town hall & government

Doyline spent $81,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $103 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Doyline's money goes

Spent
$81,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$103
typical Louisiana cities: $1,666
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$46,00057%
Roads & transportation
$19,00023%
Police
$16,00020%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 42%
  • Sales taxes 40%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Doyline

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Police
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Webster Parish School District

Doyline's K–12 school district, shared with Cotton Valley, Cullen, Dixie Inn, Dubberly, Heflin and Minden. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,109
Louisiana: $15,623
Students
5,359
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$27.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Louisiana districts overall: 47% local, 34% state, 19% federal

  • Local 40%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $16,109 per pupil, $9,901 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 Doyline pay

Typical tax bill
$199
a year · Louisiana typical $1,180
Effective rate
0.25%
of home value · Louisiana 0.55%
Typical home value
$80,500
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Doyline's government

Town hall & decisions in Doyline →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Doyline

Doyline is represented in Congress by Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy and Representative Mike Johnson. Jeff Landry is governor.

All of Doyline'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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