Town Hall · Vidette

Vidette, GA town hall & government

Vidette spent $18,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $171 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Vidette's money goes

Spent
$18,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$171
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$8,00044%
Administration & buildings
$5,00028%
Water & other utilities
$3,00017%
Sewer & trash
$2,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 41%
  • Interest, fines & other 34%
  • From other local governments 22%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Burke County School District

Vidette's K–12 school district, shared with Girard, Keysville, Midville, Sardis and Waynesboro. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,709
Georgia: $15,800
Students
3,910
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 84%
  • State 4%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $20,709 per pupil, $11,471 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 Vidette pay

Typical tax bill
$199
a year · Georgia typical $2,341

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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Vidette's government

Town hall & decisions in Vidette →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Vidette

Vidette is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Rick W. Allen. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Vidette'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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