Town Hall · Temple

Temple, GA town hall & government

Temple spent $5.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,113 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Temple's money goes

Spent
$5.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,113
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$5.4 million
$1,063 per resident
Police
$1.4 million26%
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million20%
Water & other utilities
$883,00016%
Administration & buildings
$634,00011%
Roads & transportation
$441,0008%
Parks & libraries
$413,0007%
Interest on debt
$298,0005%
Paid to other governments
$93,0002%
Other
$268,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 33%
  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the state 1%

Temple didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Temple

Full-time staff
28
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
13 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Temple didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Carroll County School District

Temple's K–12 school district, shared with Bowdon, Mount Zion, Roopville, Whitesburg and Villa Rica. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,430
Georgia: $15,800
Students
16,299
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$22.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $13,430 per pupil, $8,100 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 Temple pay

Typical tax bill
$1,667
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.72%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$232,800
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 Temple's government

🏛️ Official websitetemplega.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Temple →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Temple

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

All of Temple'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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