Town Hall · Dasher

Dasher, GA town hall & government

Dasher spent $370,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $361 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dasher's money goes

Spent
$370,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$361
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$241,00065%
Parks & libraries
$34,0009%
Roads & transportation
$32,0009%
Paid to other governments
$30,0008%
Fire
$15,0004%
Police
$10,0003%
Other
$8,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 59%
  • From the federal government 25%
  • Sales taxes 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Dasher

Full-time staff
0
11 part-time too
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Dasher didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lowndes County School District

Dasher's K–12 school district, shared with Hahira, Lake Park and Remerton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,280
Georgia: $15,800
Students
10,580
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $13,280 per pupil, $8,111 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 Dasher pay

Typical tax bill
$1,286
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.62%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$207,500
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Dasher's government

Town hall & decisions in Dasher →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dasher

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

All of Dasher'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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