The Chief Financial Officer's Office includes many vital departments, services, and programs for all schools, departments, and the community. 

The Chief Financial Officer is responsible for the following departments:

Business Office and Bids

Budget and Finance

Nutrition Services

Richmond County School System

864 Broad Street – Augusta, Georgia 30901 – (706) -826-1000

NOTICE – THE RICHMOND COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM TO HOLD PUBLIC BUDGET MEETINGS

Pursuant to Georgia law, the County Board of Education of Richmond County hereby informs all Richmond County residents of the following FY 2025 Board of Education budget meeting dates which will be held in the School System’s board room, 864 Broad Street, Augusta, GA.  Time will be made available for public input at the two public hearing meetings.

 In addition, the budgets will be available on the school system’s website after May 14 below and the detailed operating budgets will be available at: http://www.rcboe.org/finance.

• May 14, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. –  Initial Budget Presentation, Adoption of Tentative Budget
• May 21, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. – 1st Public Hearing on Budget
• May 29, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. – 2nd Public Hearing on Budget
• June 18, 2024, During the Board Meeting – Adoption of the Final Budget

FY25 APPROVED BUDGET

NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX INCREASE (8.6.24)

The Richmond County School Board has tentatively adopted a millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 13.84 percent.

All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearing on the tax increase to be held at the County’s Board of Education building, 864 Broad Street, Augusta, GA on August 20, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. and immediately following the 6:00 PM Regular Board Meeting.

A time and place of an additional hearing on this tax increase will be held at the County’s Board of Education building, 864 Broad Street, Augusta, GA on August 27, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. 

This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 18.33 mills, an increase of 2.228 mills. Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate will be no more than 16.102 mills.

The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $200,000 is approximately $167.10 and the proposed tax increase for non-homestead property with a fair market value of $250,000 is approximately $222.80.