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Rossville, TN town hall & government

Rossville spent $2.3 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,125 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rossville's money goes

Spent
$2.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$2,125
typical Tennessee cities: $3,110
Long-term debt
$463,000
$421 per resident
Administration & buildings
$790,00034%
Police
$675,00029%
Water & other utilities
$511,00022%
Fire
$200,0009%
Sewer & trash
$95,0004%
Parks & libraries
$51,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$12,0001%
Other
$4,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 34%
  • Sales taxes 23%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Rossville

Full-time staff
11
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
7 full-time
Fire
1 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Fayette County School District

Rossville's K–12 school district, shared with Braden, Gallaway, La Grange, Moscow, Oakland and Piperton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,172
Tennessee: $13,059
Students
3,195
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Tennessee districts overall: 40% local, 44% state, 16% federal

  • Local 31%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $12,172 per pupil, $6,057 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 Rossville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,981
a year · Tennessee typical $1,442
Effective rate
0.41%
of home value · Tennessee 0.50%
Typical home value
$481,800
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 Rossville's government

Town hall & decisions in Rossville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rossville

Rossville is represented in Congress by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and Representative David Kustoff. Bill Lee is governor.

All of Rossville'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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