Gate, VA town hall & government
Gate spent $898,000 in the year to June 30, 2024, about $442 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Gate's government.
Where Gate's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 39%
- Fees & charges 31%
- Property taxes 21%
- Other taxes & licenses 6%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- From the federal government <1%
Who works for Gate
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Gate didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Scott County Public Schools
Gate's K–12 school district, shared with Clinchport, Duffield, Dungannon, Nickelsville and Weber City. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Virginia districts overall: 49% local, 41% state, 10% federal
- Local 16%
- State 73%
- Federal 11%
Of the $14,182 per pupil, $7,313 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 Gate kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Gate 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 Gate's government
Who represents Gate
Gate is represented in Congress by Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and Representative H. Morgan Griffith. Abigail Spanberger 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.