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Cecil, GA town hall & government

Cecil spent $442,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,551 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Cecil's money goes

Spent
$442,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,551
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$943,000
$3,309 per resident
Sewer & trash
$154,00035%
Water & other utilities
$133,00030%
Administration & buildings
$114,00026%
Interest on debt
$27,0006%
Roads & transportation
$8,0002%
Fire
$6,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 35%
  • Utility sales 22%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From other local governments 14%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%

Cecil didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Cecil

Full-time staff
15
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$25,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
11 full-time
Police
2 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
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

Cook County School District

Cecil's K–12 school district, shared with Adel, Lenox and Sparks. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,238
Georgia: $15,800
Students
3,068
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 25%

Of the $15,238 per pupil, $9,236 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.

Local

Contact Cecil's government

Town hall & decisions in Cecil →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cecil

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

All of Cecil'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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