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How Woolsey is run

Woolsey spent $66,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $395 per resident.

City budget
$66,000
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$395
Below typical Georgia cities ($1,674)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
Typical tax bill
$4,417
a year · GA $2,341

What stands out about how Woolsey is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $395 per resident a year, or $1.08 a day

The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 100% of spending.

Where the money comes from
From the state 44%Sales taxes 43%Interest, fines & other 10%Other taxes & licenses 3%
The school district

Fayette County School District

Woolsey’s K–12 school district, shared with Brooks, Fayetteville, Peachtree City, Tyrone. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Woolsey →
$15,176
per pupil · GA $15,800
19,869
students
$14.6 million
long-term debt

Of the $15,176 per pupil, $9,886 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 58%State 38%Federal 4%

Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Woolsey

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Woolsey yet. Neighbors can add them.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $4,417 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.81% of the home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Woolsey$4,417
Georgia$2,341
$4,417
typical bill a year
0.81%
effective rate
$546,100
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Woolsey’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Who represents Woolsey

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Woolsey.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Georgia HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Georgia SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Georgia

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Woolsey’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Woolsey is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Woolsey get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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