Town Hall · Pageland

Pageland, SC town hall & government

Pageland spent $5.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,089 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pageland's money goes

Spent
$5.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,089
typical South Carolina cities: $1,686
Long-term debt
$14.4 million
$5,671 per resident
Police
$1.2 million22%
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million21%
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million21%
Parks & libraries
$559,00011%
Administration & buildings
$459,0009%
Fire
$292,0006%
Roads & transportation
$226,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$111,0002%
Health & welfare
$3,000<1%
Other
$267,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 50%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Pageland

Full-time staff
31
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
17 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
7 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time9 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Fire
0 full-time5 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Chesterfield County School District

Pageland's K–12 school district, shared with Cheraw, Chesterfield, Jefferson, McBee, Mount Croghan and Patrick. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,099
South Carolina: $15,090
Students
6,975
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$36.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $14,099 per pupil, $7,174 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 Pageland pay

Typical tax bill
$651
a year · South Carolina typical $1,251
Effective rate
0.35%
of home value · South Carolina 0.48%
Typical home value
$186,600
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 Pageland's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofpageland.com ↗
Town hall phone(843) 672-7292

Town hall & decisions in Pageland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pageland

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

All of Pageland'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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