Town Hall · Blenheim

How Blenheim is run

Blenheim spent $8,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $58 per resident.

Photo: Evanoco

City budget

$8,000

spent, year to June 30, 2022

Per resident

$58

Below typical South Carolina cities ($1,686)

Long-term debt

None

at year end

What stands out about how Blenheim is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

A lean budget$58 per resident a year, vs $1,686 for a typical South Carolina city.A shared school districtShares Marlboro County School District with 4 other towns.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $58 per resident a year, or $0.16 a day

The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 100% of spending.

BLENHEIMYour share · per resident · year to June 30, 2022

Administration & buildings$8,000 · 100%$58

Total per resident$58

Whole budget $8,000 · 139 residents
Thank you for being a neighbor

Where the money comes from

From the federal government 61%Utility sales 15%Property taxes 13%Interest, fines & other 11%

The school district

Marlboro County School District

Blenheim’s K–12 school district, shared with Bennettsville, Clio, McColl, Tatum. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Blenheim →

$17,053

per pupil · SC $15,090

3,426

students

$59.6 million

long-term debt

Of the $17,053 per pupil, $7,522 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 27%State 55%Federal 18%

South Carolina districts overall: 45% local, 43% state, 13% federal.

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Blenheim

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

Who represents Blenheim

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Blenheim.

Politics & elections →

1
Your cityMayor & council

Local officials aren’t on record yet.
2
South Carolina HouseState representatives

Jason Luck
3
South Carolina SenateState senator

J.D. Chaplin
4
GovernorStatewide

Henry McMaster
5
U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress

Russell Fry
6
U.S. SenateBoth represent all of South Carolina

Tim Scott Darline Graham

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

Reach Blenheim’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 Blenheim is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →

Weigh in

Does Blenheim 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.