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Pine Mountain, GA town hall & government

Pine Mountain spent $3.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,390 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pine Mountain's money goes

Spent
$3.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,390
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$810,000
$558 per resident
Police
$837,00024%
Roads & transportation
$561,00016%
Water & other utilities
$299,0009%
Administration & buildings
$247,0007%
Sewer & trash
$215,0006%
Fire
$86,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$72,0002%
Interest on debt
$58,0002%
Parks & libraries
$6,000<1%
Other
$1.1 million31%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 42%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • From other local governments 14%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Utility sales 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Pine Mountain

Full-time staff
24
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$29,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
8 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 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

Harris County School District

Pine Mountain's K–12 school district, shared with Hamilton, Shiloh and Waverly Hall. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,199
Georgia: $15,800
Students
5,617
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$22.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,199 per pupil, $7,949 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 Pine Mountain: Meriwether County School District ($19,298 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Pine Mountain pay

Typical tax bill
$4,156
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
1.14%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$363,500
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 Pine Mountain's government

Town hall & decisions in Pine Mountain →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pine Mountain

Pine Mountain is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Brian Jack. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Pine Mountain'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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