Town Hall · Barnesville

Barnesville, GA town hall & government

Barnesville spent $19.4 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $3,132 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Barnesville's money goes

Spent
$19.4 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$3,132
typical Georgia cities: $2,700
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$10.8 million56%
Sewer & trash
$3.1 million16%
Police
$1.6 million8%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million7%
Roads & transportation
$969,0005%
Fire
$487,0003%
Interest on debt
$272,0001%
Parks & libraries
$239,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$86,000<1%
Health & welfare
$9,000<1%
Other
$436,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 51%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Barnesville

Full-time staff
54
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
17
and 5 full-time firefighters
Police
17 full-time
Administration & buildings
8 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
10 full-time
Fire
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lamar County School District

Barnesville's K–12 school district, shared with Aldora and Milner. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,205
Georgia: $15,800
Students
2,897
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24 million
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $12,205 per pupil, $7,611 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 Barnesville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,594
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.90%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$176,500
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.

Local

Contact Barnesville's government

🏛️ Official websitebarnesville.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Barnesville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Barnesville

Barnesville is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Brian Jack. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Barnesville'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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