Clarkesville, GA town hall & government
Clarkesville spent $5.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,754 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Clarkesville's government.
Where Clarkesville's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 29%
- Property taxes 25%
- Utility sales 17%
- Sales taxes 10%
- From other local governments 10%
- From the federal government 4%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
- From the state 1%
Clarkesville didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Clarkesville
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Habersham County School District
Clarkesville's K–12 school district, shared with Cornelia, Demorest, Mount Airy, Baldwin, Tallulah Falls and Alto. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal
- Local 39%
- State 50%
- Federal 11%
Of the $15,768 per pupil, $9,614 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.
Which schools Clarkesville kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Clarkesville pay
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.
Contact Clarkesville's government
Who represents Clarkesville
Clarkesville is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Andrew S. Clyde. Brian Kemp is governor.
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.