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How Rennert is run

Rennert spent $89,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $239 per resident.

Photo: Gerry Dincher
City budget
$89,000
spent, year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$239
Below typical North Carolina cities ($1,776)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
City staff
0
full-time · 1 part-time
Typical tax bill
$659
a year · NC $1,896

What stands out about how Rennert 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 $239 per resident a year, or $0.65 a day

The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 99% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 63%From the federal government 19%Property taxes 7%From the state 5%Other taxes & licenses 3%Interest, fines & other 3%
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $659 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.44% of the home’s value, vs 0.66% across North Carolina.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

North Carolina$1,896
Rennert$659
$659
typical bill a year
1.44%
effective rate
$45,800
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

The school district

Robeson County Schools

Rennert’s K–12 school district, shared with Fairmont, Lumber Bridge, Lumberton, Marietta, McDonald and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Rennert →
$13,043
per pupil · NC $13,045
20,983
students
$1.6 million
long-term debt

Of the $13,043 per pupil, $7,691 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 9%State 59%Federal 31%

North Carolina districts overall: 26% local, 57% state, 17% federal.

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Rennert

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

Who works for Rennert

0 full-time staff

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 1 pt
0
full-time
1
part-time

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Rennert

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Rennert.

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

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

Reach Rennert’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 Rennert is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Rennert 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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