Copperhill, TN town hall & government
Copperhill spent $1.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $4,022 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Copperhill's government.
Where Copperhill's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 32%
- Utility sales 28%
- Sales taxes 27%
- Property taxes 8%
- From the federal government 2%
- From the state 2%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Who works for Copperhill
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Polk County School District
Copperhill's K–12 school district, shared with Benton and Ducktown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Tennessee districts overall: 40% local, 44% state, 16% federal
- Local 21%
- State 63%
- Federal 17%
Of the $12,686 per pupil, $7,298 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 Copperhill kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Copperhill 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 Copperhill's government
Who represents Copperhill
Copperhill is represented in Congress by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and Representative Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann. Bill Lee 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.