Town Hall · Doraville

Doraville, GA town hall & government

Doraville spent $25.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,450 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Doraville's money goes

Spent
$25.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,450
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$11.3 million45%
Parks & libraries
$5 million20%
Administration & buildings
$3.4 million14%
Roads & transportation
$3.2 million13%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.1 million4%
Sewer & trash
$504,0002%
Other
$677,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 31%
  • Interest, fines & other 20%
  • Other taxes & licenses 18%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From the state 2%

Doraville didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Doraville

Full-time staff
105
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
55
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
62 full-time
Roads & transportation
18 full-time
Administration & buildings
10 full-time8 part
Parks & libraries
8 full-time5 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Other
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2023. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

DeKalb County School District

Doraville's K–12 school district, shared with Avondale Estates, Brookhaven, Chamblee, Clarkston, Lithonia and Pine Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,739
Georgia: $15,800
Students
91,398
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 58%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $17,739 per pupil, $10,348 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.

Also serving Doraville: Gwinnett County School District ($15,623 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Doraville pay

Typical tax bill
$2,771
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.83%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$331,900
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 Doraville's government

🏛️ Official websitedoravillega.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Doraville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Doraville

Doraville is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Doraville'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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