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Jersey, GA town hall & government

Jersey spent $66,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $449 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Jersey's money goes

Spent
$66,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$449
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$465,000
$3,163 per resident
Administration & buildings
$38,00058%
Interest on debt
$20,00030%
Other
$8,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 31%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • Sales taxes 21%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Property taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Jersey

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part
Other
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

Walton County School District

Jersey's K–12 school district, shared with Between, Good Hope, Monroe, Walnut Grove and Loganville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,330
Georgia: $15,800
Students
14,679
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 48%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $13,330 per pupil, $8,300 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 Jersey's government

Town hall & decisions in Jersey →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Jersey

Jersey is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Mike Collins. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Jersey'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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