How Ridgeland is run
Ridgeland spent $10.9 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,814 per resident.
What stands out about how Ridgeland is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
About $2,814 per resident a year, or $7.71 a day
The biggest line: police, at 22% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Jasper County School District
Ridgeland’s K–12 school district, shared with Hardeeville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,235 per pupil, $6,588 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.
South Carolina districts overall: 42% local, 43% state, 15% federal.
Beaufort County School District · $17,357 per pupil
School year 2021–22. Census Bureau school finance survey.
One full-time town employee for every 88 residents
On the payroll in March 2022.
By department full-time, plus part-time
Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Who’s in charge in Ridgeland
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Ridgeland yet. Neighbors can add them.
The typical homeowner pays $1,297 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.57% of the home’s value, vs 0.48% across South Carolina.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Ridgeland’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Ridgeland.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2South Carolina HouseRidgeland is split between 2 districts
- 3South Carolina SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of South Carolina
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Ridgeland’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.
Questions about how Ridgeland is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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.