Town Hall · Chickamauga

Chickamauga, GA town hall & government

Chickamauga spent $6.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,034 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Chickamauga's money goes

Spent
$6.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,034
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$7.2 million
$2,230 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3.4 million51%
Roads & transportation
$857,00013%
Sewer & trash
$675,00010%
Police
$658,00010%
Administration & buildings
$445,0007%
Parks & libraries
$196,0003%
Interest on debt
$178,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$33,0001%
Other
$157,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 49%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • From other local governments 18%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Chickamauga

Full-time staff
30
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$66,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
11 full-time1 part
Police
5 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
2 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

Chickamauga City School District

Chickamauga's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,956
Georgia: $15,800
Students
1,240
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 36%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $12,956 per pupil, $7,540 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 Chickamauga pay

Typical tax bill
$1,883
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.70%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$269,100
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 Chickamauga's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofchickamaugageorgia.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Chickamauga →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Chickamauga

Chickamauga is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Clay Fuller. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Chickamauga'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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