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.
Where Sparta's money goes
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%
Who works for Sparta
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Hancock County School District
Sparta's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
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.
Which schools Sparta kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Sparta's government
Who represents Sparta
Sparta is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Mike Collins. Brian Kemp is governor.
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.