Town Hall · Aquilla

Aquilla, TX town hall & government

Aquilla spent $3.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $34,588 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Aquilla's money goes

Spent
$3.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$34,588
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$754,000
$6,614 per resident
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2 million51%
Roads & transportation
$595,00015%
Police
$474,00012%
Administration & buildings
$245,0006%
Health & welfare
$50,0001%
Fire
$34,0001%
Interest on debt
$34,0001%
Sewer & trash
$10,000<1%
Other
$499,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 61%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Aquilla Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$20,972
Texas: $12,815
Students
321
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $20,972 per pupil, $10,265 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 Aquilla pay

Typical tax bill
$480
a year · Texas typical $4,232

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.

Local

Contact Aquilla's government

Town hall & decisions in Aquilla →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Aquilla

Aquilla is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Jake Ellzey. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Aquilla'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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