Town Hall · Jellico

Jellico, TN town hall & government

Jellico spent $2.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,077 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Jellico's money goes

Spent
$2.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,077
typical Tennessee cities: $1,273
Long-term debt
$340,000
$159 per resident
Interest on debt
$15,0001%
Other
$2.3 million99%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 100%
Town workforce

Who works for Jellico

Full-time staff
43
20 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$31,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
and 4 full-time firefighters
Administration & buildings
26 full-time7 part
Fire
4 full-time9 part
Police
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Campbell County School District

Jellico's K–12 school district, shared with Caryville, Jacksboro and La Follette. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,007
Tennessee: $13,059
Students
5,210
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $11,007 per pupil, $6,176 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 Jellico pay

Typical tax bill
$793
a year · Tennessee typical $1,442
Effective rate
0.62%
of home value · Tennessee 0.50%
Typical home value
$127,300
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 Jellico's government

🏛️ Official websitejellico.tn.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Jellico →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Jellico

Jellico is represented in Congress by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and Representative Tim Burchett. Bill Lee is governor.

All of Jellico'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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