Civic Finance

Budgets, levies, debt, fund balance and fiscal-stress data for local governments and school districts, straight from state filings.

Town of Ghent and overlapping entities

Villages, fire districts and school districts whose OSC municipal code is recorded under this town or city (OSC records multi-town districts under one town; check the district's own boundaries).

Town of GhentTown · Columbia County
Operating spending $606 per capita (AFR 2025) · debt $22 per capita · FSMS fund balance 79.5% (FY2025) · FSMS No Designation (FY2025)
High fund balance
Village of ChathamVillage · Columbia County
Operating spending $2,955 per capita (AFR 2025) · debt $1,813 per capita · FSMS fund balance 44.8% (FY2025) · FSMS No Designation (FY2025)
Chatham CsdSchool district · Columbia County
Operating spending $42,182 per pupil (AFR 2025) · debt $14,785 per pupil · FSMS fund balance 4.5% (FY2025) · FSMS No Designation (FY2025) · budget per pupil $45,145 (2026-27) · 2026-27 vote 73.9% yes
Rapid debt growth