Town Hall · Wagram

Wagram, NC town hall & government

Wagram spent $549,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $711 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wagram's money goes

Spent
$549,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$711
typical North Carolina cities: $1,776
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$130,00024%
Roads & transportation
$108,00020%
Sewer & trash
$98,00018%
Administration & buildings
$95,00017%
Police
$88,00016%
Interest on debt
$18,0003%
Fire
$9,0002%
Health & welfare
$3,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 28%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Wagram

Full-time staff
2
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time2 part
Police
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 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

Scotland County Schools

Wagram's K–12 school district, shared with Gibson and Laurinburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,928
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
5,533
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$29.1 million
at year end

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 $14,928 per pupil, $8,782 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 Wagram pay

Typical tax bill
$1,116
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
1.00%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$111,700
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 Wagram's government

Town hall & decisions in Wagram →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wagram

Wagram is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative Mark Harris. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Wagram'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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