Beech Bottom, WV town hall & government
Beech Bottom spent $733,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,587 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Beech Bottom's government.
Where Beech Bottom's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 43%
- From the federal government 32%
- Utility sales 13%
- Property taxes 10%
- Fees & charges 1%
- From the state 1%
- Interest, fines & other <1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Beech Bottom
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Brooke County School District
Beech Bottom's K–12 school district, shared with Bethany, Follansbee, Wellsburg, Windsor Heights and Weirton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from West Virginia districts overall: 36% local, 46% state, 18% federal
- Local 56%
- State 31%
- Federal 14%
Of the $19,298 per pupil, $10,596 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 Beech Bottom kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Beech Bottom 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 Beech Bottom's government
Who represents Beech Bottom
Beech Bottom is represented in Congress by Senators Shelley Moore Capito and James C. Justice and Representative Riley M. Moore. Patrick Morrisey 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.