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Glen Alpine, NC town hall & government

Glen Alpine spent $909,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $611 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Glen Alpine's money goes

Spent
$909,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$611
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$314,00035%
Administration & buildings
$224,00025%
Fire
$78,0009%
Roads & transportation
$47,0005%
Sewer & trash
$14,0002%
Other
$232,00026%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 40%
  • From the state 31%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Glen Alpine

Full-time staff
11
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$37,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
8 full-time
Fire
0 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Other
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Burke County Schools

Glen Alpine's K–12 school district, shared with Connelly Springs, Drexel, Hildebran, Morganton, Valdese and Rutherford College. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,539
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
11,690
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$18.9 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from North Carolina districts overall: 26% local, 57% state, 17% federal

  • Local 18%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $12,539 per pupil, $7,504 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 Glen Alpine pay

Typical tax bill
$1,295
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.75%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$172,800
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Glen Alpine's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Glen Alpine

Glen Alpine is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative Tim Moore. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Glen Alpine'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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