Oglethorpe, GA town hall & government
Oglethorpe spent $1.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $942 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Oglethorpe's government.
Where Oglethorpe's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 32%
- Fees & charges 23%
- Utility sales 16%
- Sales taxes 12%
- From other local governments 9%
- Interest, fines & other 6%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- From the state 1%
Who works for Oglethorpe
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Macon County School District
Oglethorpe's K–12 school district, shared with Ideal, Marshallville and Montezuma. 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 Oglethorpe kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Oglethorpe 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 Oglethorpe's government
Who represents Oglethorpe
Oglethorpe 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.