El Monte, CA town hall & government
El Monte spent $175.7 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,564 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach El Monte's government.
Who runs El Monte
From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.
Where El Monte's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 30%
- Property taxes 25%
- Other taxes & licenses 13%
- From the federal government 10%
- Interest, fines & other 7%
- Fees & charges 5%
- Utility sales 5%
- From the state 5%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for El Monte
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
El Monte Union High School District
El Monte's high school district, shared with Arcadia, Baldwin Park, Irwindale, Monrovia, Rosemead and San Gabriel. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from California districts overall: 36% local, 52% state, 11% federal
- Local 28%
- State 60%
- Federal 12%
Of the $23,420 per pupil, $12,556 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.
Also serving El Monte: El Monte City School District ($26,989 per pupil) · Mountain View Elementary School District ($27,700 per pupil) · Rosemead Elementary School District ($21,183 per pupil).
Which schools El Monte kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in El Monte 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.
Contact El Monte's government
Who represents El Monte
El Monte is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.. Gavin Newsom 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.