Town Hall · Ringgold

Ringgold, GA town hall & government

Ringgold spent $8.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,309 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ringgold's money goes

Spent
$8.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,309
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$5.2 million
$1,494 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.6 million32%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million14%
Police
$940,00012%
Roads & transportation
$917,00011%
Water & other utilities
$744,0009%
Interest on debt
$402,0005%
Parks & libraries
$372,0005%
Fire
$278,0003%
Paid to other governments
$278,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$138,0002%
Other
$335,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 34%
  • From other local governments 16%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ringgold

Full-time staff
41
24 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
9 full-time15 part
Police
9 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Other
3 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

Catoosa County School District

Ringgold's K–12 school district, shared with Fort Oglethorpe. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,273
Georgia: $15,800
Students
10,175
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$29.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,273 per pupil, $9,539 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 Ringgold pay

Typical tax bill
$1,721
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.71%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$243,300
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 Ringgold's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofringgoldga.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ringgold →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ringgold

Ringgold is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Clay Fuller. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Ringgold'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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