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Dacula, GA town hall & government

Dacula spent $6.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $944 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dacula's money goes

Spent
$6.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$944
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$3.4 million55%
Roads & transportation
$1.6 million26%
Sewer & trash
$770,00013%
Police
$199,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$86,0001%
Parks & libraries
$85,0001%
Other
$10,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 31%
  • From other local governments 22%
  • Sales taxes 20%
  • Other taxes & licenses 12%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Dacula

Full-time staff
13
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
8 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time6 part
Police
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 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

Gwinnett County School District

Dacula's K–12 school district, shared with Berkeley Lake, Duluth, Grayson, Lawrenceville, Lilburn and Norcross. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,623
Georgia: $15,800
Students
182,214
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.1 billion
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,623 per pupil, $9,481 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 Dacula pay

Typical tax bill
$3,752
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
1.05%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$359,000
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.

Local

Contact Dacula's government

🏛️ Official websitedaculaga.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Dacula →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dacula

Dacula is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representatives Mike Collins and Andrew S. Clyde. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Dacula'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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