Town Hall · Clover

Clover, SC town hall & government

Clover spent $10.6 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,555 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Clover's money goes

Spent
$10.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,555
typical South Carolina cities: $1,686
Long-term debt
$3.5 million
$509 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.7 million26%
Police
$2.6 million24%
Water & other utilities
$1.7 million16%
Administration & buildings
$1.6 million15%
Parks & libraries
$1.1 million10%
Fire
$324,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$292,0003%
Housing & development
$195,0002%
Paid to other governments
$67,0001%
Interest on debt
$52,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 30%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • Other taxes & licenses 18%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • From the state 2%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Clover

Full-time staff
69
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
25
and 2 full-time firefighters
Police
30 full-time
Sewer & trash
14 full-time
Administration & buildings
8 full-time7 part
Parks & libraries
8 full-time7 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Fire
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

York School District 2

Clover's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,772
South Carolina: $15,090
Students
9,154
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$181 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $14,772 per pupil, $8,414 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 Clover pay

Typical tax bill
$1,686
a year · South Carolina typical $1,251
Effective rate
0.57%
of home value · South Carolina 0.48%
Typical home value
$295,700
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.

Local

Contact Clover's government

🏛️ Official websitecloversc.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Clover →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Clover

Clover is represented in Congress by Senators Tim Scott and Darline Graham and Representative Ralph Norman. Henry McMaster is governor.

All of Clover'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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