Photo: Hot Furnace · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Forest Hill run?
Forest Hill’s village government spent $1.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,249 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Forest Hill didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Forest Hill is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $1,249 per resident a year, or $3.42 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Forest Hill didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Forest Hill yet
Every year of Forest Hill’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Who’s in charge in Forest Hill
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Forest Hill’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on foresthill-la.com ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 76 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (912).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Rapides Parish School District
Forest Hill’s K–12 school district, shared with Alexandria, Ball, Boyce, Cheneyville, Glenmora and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,716 per pupil, $8,936 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Louisiana districts overall: 47% local, 34% state, 19% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Forest Hill.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: foresthill-la.com ↗
- 2Louisiana HouseState representatives
- 3Louisiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Louisiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Forest Hill’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Forest Hill’s government
How much does Forest Hill spend per resident?
About $1,249 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Forest Hill didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.3 million.
Who runs Forest Hill’s government?
See foresthill-la.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Forest Hill yet.
How many people work for Forest Hill?
12 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $80,450 (about $965,400 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Forest Hill in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Heather Cloud) and State House District 38 (Rhonda Butler). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Forest Hill’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Forest Hill, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →