Town Hall · Atoka

Atoka, TN town hall & government

Atoka spent $4.2 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $397 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Atoka's money goes

Spent
$4.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$397
typical Tennessee cities: $3,429
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$2.4 million58%
Administration & buildings
$626,00015%
Sewer & trash
$602,00014%
Roads & transportation
$532,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 34%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Atoka

Full-time staff
52
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
19
and 16 full-time firefighters
Police
20 full-time1 part
Fire
16 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time12 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Other
5 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

Tipton County School District

Atoka's K–12 school district, shared with Brighton, Burlison, Covington, Garland, Gilt Edge and Mason. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,338
Tennessee: $13,059
Students
10,092
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Tennessee districts overall: 40% local, 44% state, 16% federal

  • Local 22%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $10,338 per pupil, $6,361 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 Atoka pay

Typical tax bill
$1,688
a year · Tennessee typical $1,442
Effective rate
0.53%
of home value · Tennessee 0.50%
Typical home value
$320,700
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 Atoka's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofatoka.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Atoka →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Atoka

Atoka is represented in Congress by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and Representatives David Kustoff and Steve Cohen. Bill Lee is governor.

All of Atoka'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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