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Sparta, GA town hall & government

Sparta spent $4.6 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $3,781 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sparta's money goes

Spent
$4.6 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,781
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$6.3 million
$5,174 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.4 million31%
Administration & buildings
$958,00021%
Sewer & trash
$816,00018%
Police
$550,00012%
Roads & transportation
$477,00010%
Interest on debt
$318,0007%
Fire
$47,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 36%
  • Utility sales 28%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sparta

Full-time staff
33
26 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
12 full-time
Fire
0 full-time18 part
Police
8 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hancock County School District

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

Spending per pupil
$27,914
Georgia: $15,800
Students
671
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 23%
  • Federal 40%

Of the $27,914 per pupil, $11,480 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 Sparta's government

Town hall & decisions in Sparta →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sparta

Sparta is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Mike Collins. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Sparta'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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