Town Hall · Pendergrass

Pendergrass, GA town hall & government

Pendergrass spent $1.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,114 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pendergrass's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,114
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
$2,757 per resident
Administration & buildings
$560,00046%
Police
$442,00036%
Roads & transportation
$117,00010%
Interest on debt
$71,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$30,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 30%
  • Interest, fines & other 19%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • From other local governments 16%
  • Sales taxes 12%
  • From the state 6%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Pendergrass

Full-time staff
8
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time15 part
Police
1 full-time7 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Pendergrass didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Jackson County School District

Pendergrass's K–12 school district, shared with Arcade, Hoschton, Nicholson, Talmo, Maysville and Braselton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,551
Georgia: $15,800
Students
10,524
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$52.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 52%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $14,551 per pupil, $8,935 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 Pendergrass pay

Typical tax bill
$3,478
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
1.05%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$329,700
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.

Local

Contact Pendergrass's government

Town hall & decisions in Pendergrass →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pendergrass

Pendergrass is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Andrew S. Clyde. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Pendergrass'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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