Town Hall · Clovis

Clovis, NM town hall & government

Clovis spent $73.1 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,928 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Clovis's government.

Town budget

Where Clovis's money goes

Spent
$73.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,928
typical New Mexico cities: $2,387
Long-term debt
$31 million
$817 per resident
Roads & transportation
$12.3 million17%
Fire
$10.5 million14%
Police
$9.3 million13%
Sewer & trash
$8.5 million12%
Parks & libraries
$8 million11%
Administration & buildings
$4 million5%
Interest on debt
$3.2 million4%
Water & other utilities
$2.3 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.5 million2%
Other
$13.5 million19%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 47%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Utility sales <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Clovis

Full-time staff
378
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
53
and 85 full-time firefighters
Fire
91 full-time4 part
Police
76 full-time
Parks & libraries
50 full-time10 part
Sewer & trash
43 full-time
Roads & transportation
35 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
32 full-time
Housing & development
12 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
6 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
5 full-time
Other
28 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Clovis Municipal Schools

Clovis's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,552
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
7,532
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$47.7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from New Mexico districts overall: 17% local, 64% state, 20% federal

  • Local 14%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $15,552 per pupil, $9,336 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Clovis pay

Typical tax bill
$1,075
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$169,400
owner-occupied

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.

Local

Contact Clovis's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofclovis.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Clovis →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Clovis

Clovis is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez. Michelle Lujan Grisham is governor.

All of Clovis's representatives, with contacts →

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.

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