Town Hall · Stanley

Stanley, LA town hall & government

Stanley spent $6,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $52 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Stanley's money goes

Spent
$6,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$52
typical Louisiana cities: $1,666
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$1,00017%
Other
$5,00083%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 100%

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

De Soto Parish School District

Stanley's K–12 school district, shared with Grand Cane, Keachi, Logansport, Longstreet, Mansfield and South Mansfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,190
Louisiana: $15,623
Students
5,135
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$42.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 75%
  • State 14%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $19,190 per pupil, $10,745 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 Stanley pay

Typical tax bill
$950
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

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Town hall & decisions in Stanley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Stanley

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

All of Stanley'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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