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Carnesville, GA town hall & government

Carnesville spent $1.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,218 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Carnesville's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,218
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$88,000
$146 per resident
Water & other utilities
$374,00028%
Administration & buildings
$291,00022%
Sewer & trash
$261,00020%
Parks & libraries
$175,00013%
Fire
$99,0007%
Roads & transportation
$61,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6,000<1%
Health & welfare
$5,000<1%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$1,000<1%
Other
$60,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 33%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • From the state 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Carnesville

Full-time staff
6
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
3 full-time2 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

Franklin County School District

Carnesville's K–12 school district, shared with Franklin Springs, Lavonia, Canon and Royston. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,305
Georgia: $15,800
Students
3,557
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 42%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $15,305 per pupil, $9,245 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 Carnesville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,256
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$200,000
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 Carnesville's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofcarnesville.net/#Home ↗

Town hall & decisions in Carnesville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Carnesville

Carnesville is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Mike Collins. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Carnesville'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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