Tijeras, NM town hall & government
Tijeras spent $3.9 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $7,281 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Tijeras's government.
Where Tijeras's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 73%
- From the federal government 16%
- From other local governments 5%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
- Utility sales 2%
- Fees & charges 1%
- Property taxes 1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
- Sales taxes <1%
Who works for Tijeras
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Albuquerque Public Schools
Tijeras's K–12 school district, shared with Albuquerque, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque and Corrales. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from New Mexico districts overall: 17% local, 64% state, 20% federal
- Local 15%
- State 64%
- Federal 21%
Of the $17,449 per pupil, $10,616 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.
Which schools Tijeras kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Tijeras 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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Tijeras's government
Who represents Tijeras
Tijeras is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Melanie A. Stansbury. Michelle Lujan Grisham 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.