Town Hall · Lavonia

Lavonia, GA town hall & government

Lavonia spent $5.8 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,700 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lavonia's money goes

Spent
$5.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,700
typical Georgia cities: $2,700
Long-term debt
$3.7 million
$1,743 per resident
Police
$1.8 million30%
Roads & transportation
$984,00017%
Administration & buildings
$742,00013%
Sewer & trash
$663,00011%
Parks & libraries
$514,0009%
Fire
$187,0003%
Interest on debt
$67,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$65,0001%
Paid to other governments
$63,0001%
Housing & development
$1,000<1%
Other
$760,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 22%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lavonia

Full-time staff
48
30 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
14
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
16 full-time
Fire
0 full-time28 part
Administration & buildings
11 full-time
Water & other utilities
9 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Franklin County School District

Lavonia's K–12 school district, shared with Carnesville, Franklin Springs, Canon and Royston. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,305
Georgia: $15,800
Students
3,557
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $15,305 per pupil, $9,245 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 Lavonia pay

Typical tax bill
$1,643
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.83%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$198,100
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 Lavonia's government

Town hall & decisions in Lavonia →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lavonia

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

All of Lavonia'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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