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Celina, TN town hall & government

Celina spent $4.8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,404 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Celina's money goes

Spent
$4.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,404
typical Tennessee cities: $1,273
Long-term debt
$3.1 million
$2,188 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million22%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million22%
Health & welfare
$974,00020%
Water & other utilities
$617,00013%
Roads & transportation
$543,00011%
Police
$470,00010%
Fire
$50,0001%
Interest on debt
$5,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 30%
  • From the state 26%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Celina didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Celina

Full-time staff
34
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$37,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
and 8 full-time firefighters
Water & other utilities
12 full-time2 part
Fire
8 full-time7 part
Police
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 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

Clay County School District

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

Spending per pupil
$12,380
Tennessee: $13,059
Students
1,070
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $12,380 per pupil, $7,172 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 Celina pay

Typical tax bill
$679
a year · Tennessee typical $1,442
Effective rate
0.33%
of home value · Tennessee 0.50%
Typical home value
$203,200
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 Celina's government

Town hall & decisions in Celina →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Celina

Celina is represented in Congress by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and Representative John W. Rose. Bill Lee is governor.

All of Celina'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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