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Brooklet, GA town hall & government

Brooklet spent $1.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $703 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Brooklet's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$703
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$511,00038%
Police
$411,00030%
Administration & buildings
$186,00014%
Sewer & trash
$106,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$39,0003%
Water & other utilities
$30,0002%
Interest on debt
$6,000<1%
Other
$71,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 24%
  • From the state 20%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Brooklet

Full-time staff
16
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$25,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
7 full-time1 part
Police
5 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
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

Bulloch County School District

Brooklet's K–12 school district, shared with Portal, Register and Statesboro. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,232
Georgia: $15,800
Students
11,068
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,232 per pupil, $9,274 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 Brooklet pay

Typical tax bill
$2,192
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.85%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$256,400
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 Brooklet's government

Town hall & decisions in Brooklet →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Brooklet

Brooklet is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Rick W. Allen. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Brooklet'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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