Montezuma, GA town hall & government
Montezuma spent $5.9 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,019 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Montezuma's government.
Where Montezuma's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 41%
- Interest, fines & other 19%
- From other local governments 11%
- Property taxes 8%
- From the federal government 7%
- Sales taxes 7%
- Utility sales 4%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
- From the state <1%
Who works for Montezuma
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Montezuma didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Macon County School District
Montezuma's K–12 school district, shared with Ideal, Marshallville 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 Montezuma kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Montezuma 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 Montezuma's government
Who represents Montezuma
Montezuma 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.