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Screven, GA town hall & government

Screven spent $1.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,414 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Screven's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,414
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$164,000
$213 per resident
Police
$244,00022%
Administration & buildings
$237,00022%
Roads & transportation
$179,00016%
Sewer & trash
$136,00012%
Water & other utilities
$92,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$72,0007%
Fire
$60,0006%
Health & welfare
$43,0004%
Parks & libraries
$14,0001%
Interest on debt
$13,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 27%
  • Interest, fines & other 23%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From the state 13%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Screven

Full-time staff
8
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 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

Wayne County School District

Screven's K–12 school district, shared with Jesup and Odum. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,199
Georgia: $15,800
Students
5,220
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $14,199 per pupil, $7,936 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.

Local

Contact Screven's government

Town hall & decisions in Screven →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Screven

Screven is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Earl L. "Buddy" Carter. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Screven'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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