Town Hall · Coolidge

Coolidge, GA town hall & government

Coolidge spent $917,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,753 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Coolidge's money goes

Spent
$917,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,753
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$41,000
$78 per resident
Sewer & trash
$196,00021%
Administration & buildings
$193,00021%
Roads & transportation
$192,00021%
Police
$165,00018%
Water & other utilities
$140,00015%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$27,0003%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 26%
  • From other local governments 21%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Coolidge

Full-time staff
7
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$33,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time7 part
Police
1 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Thomas County School District

Coolidge's K–12 school district, shared with Boston, Ochlocknee, Meigs, Pavo and Barwick. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,529
Georgia: $15,800
Students
5,791
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $15,529 per pupil, $9,296 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 Coolidge's government

Town hall & decisions in Coolidge →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Coolidge

Coolidge is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Coolidge'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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