Manchester, GA town hall & government
Manchester spent $8.9 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,270 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Manchester's government.
Where Manchester's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 26%
- From other local governments 25%
- Property taxes 16%
- Utility sales 10%
- Sales taxes 9%
- Interest, fines & other 8%
- From the state 4%
- From the federal government 2%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Manchester
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Meriwether County School District
Manchester's K–12 school district, shared with Gay, Greenville, Lone Oak, Luthersville, Warm Springs and Woodbury. 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 35%
- State 35%
- Federal 29%
Of the $19,298 per pupil, $9,549 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 Manchester: Talbot County School District ($27,003 per pupil).
Which schools Manchester kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Manchester 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.
Contact Manchester's government
Who represents Manchester
Manchester is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representatives Brian Jack and 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.