Town Hall · Woodruff

Woodruff, SC town hall & government

Woodruff spent $4.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $946 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Woodruff's money goes

Spent
$4.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$946
typical South Carolina cities: $1,686
Long-term debt
$400,000
$89 per resident
Administration & buildings
$3.4 million80%
Sewer & trash
$635,00015%
Parks & libraries
$215,0005%
Interest on debt
$15,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 37%
  • From the state 30%
  • Property taxes 29%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Woodruff

Full-time staff
32
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
12
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
12 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
11 full-time
Housing & development
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Spartanburg School District 4

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

Spending per pupil
$12,851
South Carolina: $15,090
Students
2,886
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$107.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $12,851 per pupil, $6,983 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 Woodruff pay

Typical tax bill
$921
a year · South Carolina typical $1,251
Effective rate
0.45%
of home value · South Carolina 0.48%
Typical home value
$204,800
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 Woodruff's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofwoodruff.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Woodruff →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Woodruff

Woodruff is represented in Congress by Senators Tim Scott and Darline Graham and Representative William R. Timmons IV. Henry McMaster is governor.

All of Woodruff'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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