Town Hall · Atlantic Beach

Atlantic Beach, SC town hall & government

Atlantic Beach spent $829,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,716 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Atlantic Beach's money goes

Spent
$829,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,716
typical South Carolina cities: $1,686
Long-term debt
$181,000
$375 per resident
Roads & transportation
$218,00026%
Sewer & trash
$173,00021%
Police
$110,00013%
Water & other utilities
$87,00010%
Fire
$84,00010%
Administration & buildings
$81,00010%
Parks & libraries
$36,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$10,0001%
Housing & development
$1,000<1%
Other
$29,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 20%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Sales taxes 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 13%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the federal government 1%

Atlantic Beach didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Atlantic Beach

Full-time staff
5
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
Police
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
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

Horry County School District

Atlantic Beach's K–12 school district, shared with Aynor, Briarcliffe Acres, Conway, Loris, Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,340
South Carolina: $15,090
Students
48,205
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$422.9 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from South Carolina districts overall: 45% local, 43% state, 13% federal

  • Local 51%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $14,340 per pupil, $8,498 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.

Local

Contact Atlantic Beach's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofatlanticbeachsc.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Atlantic Beach →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Atlantic Beach

Atlantic Beach is represented in Congress by Senators Tim Scott and Darline Graham and Representative Russell Fry. Henry McMaster is governor.

All of Atlantic Beach'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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