Town Hall · Kingstree

Kingstree, SC town hall & government

Kingstree spent $7.7 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,579 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Kingstree

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Kingstree's money goes

Spent
$7.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,579
typical South Carolina cities: $1,686
Long-term debt
$10.1 million
$3,385 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.9 million25%
Water & other utilities
$1.8 million23%
Police
$1.1 million14%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million14%
Fire
$709,0009%
Parks & libraries
$361,0005%
Interest on debt
$109,0001%
Health & welfare
$63,0001%
Roads & transportation
$37,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,000<1%
Other
$534,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Other taxes & licenses 16%
  • Sales taxes 14%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Kingstree

Full-time staff
46
32 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
and 7 full-time firefighters
Police
12 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time19 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
9 full-time
Fire
7 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Williamsburg County School District

Kingstree's K–12 school district, shared with Greeleyville, Hemingway, Lane and Stuckey. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,570
South Carolina: $15,090
Students
2,822
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 34%

Of the $20,570 per pupil, $10,595 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 Kingstree pay

Typical tax bill
$981
a year · South Carolina typical $1,251
Effective rate
0.55%
of home value · South Carolina 0.48%
Typical home value
$177,000
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 Kingstree's government

🏛️ Official websitekingstree.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Kingstree →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kingstree

Kingstree is represented in Congress by Senators Tim Scott and Darline Graham and Representative James E. Clyburn. Henry McMaster is governor.

All of Kingstree'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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