Wasco, OR town hall & government
Wasco spent $696,000 in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,596 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Wasco's government.
Where Wasco's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 50%
- From the state 18%
- Fees & charges 17%
- From the federal government 6%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- Property taxes 2%
- Sales taxes 2%
Wasco didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Wasco
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Sherman School District 1
Wasco's K–12 school district, shared with Grass Valley, Moro and Rufus. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Oregon districts overall: 38% local, 52% state, 10% federal
- Local 76%
- State 9%
- Federal 15%
Of the $21,401 per pupil, $10,298 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 Wasco kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Wasco 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 Wasco's government
Who represents Wasco
Wasco is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representative Cliff Bentz. Tina Kotek 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.