How is Orchard Hill run?
Orchard Hill’s town government spent $159,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $671 per resident.
What stands out about how Orchard Hill is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Spalding County School District
Orchard Hill’s K–12 school district, shared with Griffin. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,469 per pupil, $7,927 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $671 per resident a year, or $1.84 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 48%.
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$671 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Orchard Hill’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($671 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $697, and the middle half spent $428–$1,080. Orchard Hill spent less than 53% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Orchard Hill itself left out).
No trend yet
Orchard Hill reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Orchard Hill
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Orchard Hill’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Orchard Hill alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Spalding County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican58.1%19,184 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat41.4%13,679 votesOthers: 0.5% (175 votes).
Most votes in Spalding County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Orchard Hill lies in Spalding County. Every 2024 race in Spalding County is on the county’s page.
Spalding County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Orchard Hill.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Georgia HouseState representatives
- 3Georgia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Georgia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Orchard Hill’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Orchard Hill’s government
How much does Orchard Hill spend per resident?
About $671 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $671 was less than 53% of 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Orchard Hill’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Orchard Hill yet.
How did Orchard Hill vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Orchard Hill alone. Spalding County, where 100% of Orchard Hill lies, voted Trump 58.1%, Harris 41.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Orchard Hill?
0 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $4,255 (about $51,060 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Orchard Hill in the state legislature?
State Senate District 16 (Marty Harbin) and State House District 135 (Beth Camp). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →