Mount Gilead, NC town hall & government
Mount Gilead spent $3.3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,832 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mount Gilead's government.
Where Mount Gilead's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 40%
- From the state 17%
- Property taxes 16%
- Sales taxes 13%
- Utility sales 6%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- From other local governments 3%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Mount Gilead
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Montgomery County Schools
Mount Gilead's K–12 school district, shared with Biscoe, Star, Troy and Candor. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from North Carolina districts overall: 26% local, 57% state, 17% federal
- Local 16%
- State 58%
- Federal 26%
Of the $14,286 per pupil, $8,149 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 Mount Gilead kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Mount Gilead pay
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.
Contact Mount Gilead's government
Who represents Mount Gilead
Mount Gilead is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative Mark Harris. Josh Stein 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.