Ideal, GA town hall & government
Ideal spent $111,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $258 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Ideal's government.
Where Ideal's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 32%
- From other local governments 23%
- Property taxes 22%
- Utility sales 20%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Ideal 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 Ideal
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Ideal didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Macon County School District
Ideal's K–12 school district, shared with Marshallville, Montezuma and Oglethorpe. 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 48%
- State 29%
- Federal 23%
Of the $18,086 per pupil, $8,493 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 Ideal kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Ideal 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 Ideal's government
Who represents Ideal
Ideal is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.. 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.