Town Hall · Ackerly

Ackerly, TX town hall & government

Ackerly spent $2.6 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $10,979 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Ackerly's money goes

Spent
$2.6 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$10,979
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$754,000
$3,222 per resident
Courts, inspections & corrections
$655,00025%
Roads & transportation
$595,00023%
Police
$474,00018%
Administration & buildings
$245,00010%
Fire
$34,0001%
Interest on debt
$34,0001%
Health & welfare
$23,0001%
Sewer & trash
$10,000<1%
Other
$499,00019%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 63%
  • Sales taxes 23%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Ackerly collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Ackerly didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Ackerly

Full-time staff
1
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$29,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Sands Consolidated Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$19,858
Texas: $12,815
Students
246
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$81.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal

  • Local 98%
  • State 1%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $19,858 per pupil, $10,289 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 Ackerly pay

Typical tax bill
$783
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.05%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$74,500
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Ackerly

Ackerly is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Jodey C. Arrington. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Ackerly'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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