Lakesite, TN town hall & government
Lakesite spent $1.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $608 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Lakesite's government.
Where Lakesite's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 33%
- From other local governments 24%
- Property taxes 18%
- From the state 14%
- Interest, fines & other 10%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Lakesite didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Lakesite
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Lakesite didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Hamilton County School District
Lakesite's K–12 school district, shared with Chattanooga, Collegedale, East Ridge, Lookout Mountain, Red Bank and Ridgeside. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Tennessee districts overall: 40% local, 44% state, 16% federal
- Local 50%
- State 34%
- Federal 16%
Of the $16,443 per pupil, $10,089 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.
Which schools Lakesite kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Lakesite pay
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.
Contact Lakesite's government
Who represents Lakesite
Lakesite is represented in Congress by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and Representative Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann. Bill Lee is governor.
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.