Town Hall · Sedalia

Sedalia, NC town hall & government

Sedalia spent $442,000 in the year to June 30, 2024, about $648 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sedalia's money goes

Spent
$442,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$648
typical North Carolina cities: $2,639
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$220,00050%
Parks & libraries
$76,00017%
Sewer & trash
$69,00016%
Roads & transportation
$46,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$29,0007%
Housing & development
$1,000<1%
Other
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 50%
  • From the state 32%
  • Sales taxes 18%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sedalia

Full-time staff
1
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$72,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Guilford County Schools

Sedalia's K–12 school district, shared with Greensboro, Jamestown, Oak Ridge, Pleasant Garden, Stokesdale and Summerfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,307
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
67,832
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$547.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $14,307 per pupil, $8,600 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 Sedalia pay

Typical tax bill
$1,651
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.80%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$206,500
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 Sedalia's government

🏛️ Official websitesedalianc.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Sedalia →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sedalia

Sedalia is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative Richard Hudson. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Sedalia'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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