Booker, TX town hall & government
Booker spent $2.4 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,649 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Booker's government.
Where Booker's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 39%
- Interest, fines & other 22%
- Property taxes 16%
- Fees & charges 15%
- Sales taxes 6%
- From the state 3%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Booker
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Booker Independent School District
Booker's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal
- Local 34%
- State 60%
- Federal 5%
Of the $17,518 per pupil, $10,211 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 Booker kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Booker 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 Booker's government
Who represents Booker
Booker is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Ronny Jackson. Greg Abbott 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.