Elizabeth, WV town hall & government
Elizabeth spent $3.9 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $5,437 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Elizabeth's government.
Where Elizabeth's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 48%
- Fees & charges 26%
- Sales taxes 15%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- Property taxes 5%
- From the state 1%
- From other local governments <1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Elizabeth
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Wirt County School District
Elizabeth's K–12 school district. 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 24%
- State 54%
- Federal 22%
Of the $18,493 per pupil, $9,692 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 Elizabeth kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Elizabeth's government
Who represents Elizabeth
Elizabeth is represented in Congress by Senators Shelley Moore Capito and James C. Justice and Representative Carol D. Miller. 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.