Town Hall · Ambrose

Ambrose, GA town hall & government

Ambrose spent $195,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $517 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ambrose's money goes

Spent
$195,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$517
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$59,00030%
Roads & transportation
$51,00026%
Police
$30,00015%
Paid to other governments
$30,00015%
Parks & libraries
$11,0006%
Fire
$10,0005%
Other
$4,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 59%
  • From other local governments 21%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • Utility sales 2%
  • From the state 2%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ambrose

Full-time staff
0
12 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
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

Coffee County School District

Ambrose's K–12 school district, shared with Broxton, Douglas and Nicholls. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,607
Georgia: $15,800
Students
7,667
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal

  • Local 26%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $14,607 per pupil, $8,584 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 Ambrose pay

Typical tax bill
$625
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.62%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$100,400
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 Ambrose's government

Town hall & decisions in Ambrose →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ambrose

Ambrose is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Austin Scott. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Ambrose'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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