Forest Hill, LA town hall & government
Forest Hill spent $1.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,423 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Forest Hill's government.
Where Forest Hill'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%
Forest Hill 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 Forest Hill
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Forest Hill didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Rapides Parish School District
Forest Hill's K–12 school district, shared with Alexandria, Ball, Boyce, Cheneyville, 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 Forest Hill kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Forest Hill's government
Who represents Forest Hill
Forest Hill is represented in Congress by Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy and Representative Mike Johnson. 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.