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Clute, TX town hall & government

Clute spent $17.9 million in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,689 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Clute's money goes

Spent
$17.9 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,689
typical Texas cities: $2,331
Long-term debt
$9.3 million
$876 per resident
Sewer & trash
$5.6 million31%
Police
$3.9 million22%
Health & welfare
$1.6 million9%
Roads & transportation
$1.6 million9%
Parks & libraries
$1.5 million8%
Administration & buildings
$1.3 million7%
Water & other utilities
$696,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$616,0003%
Fire
$326,0002%
Interest on debt
$228,0001%
Other
$481,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Sales taxes 26%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the state 1%

Clute didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Clute

Full-time staff
100
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
28
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
40 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
15 full-time
Health & welfare
13 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
7 full-time
Parks & libraries
5 full-time4 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Other
5 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Brazosport Independent School District

Clute's K–12 school district, shared with Freeport, Jones Creek, Oyster Creek, Quintana, Surfside Beach and Richwood. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,423
Texas: $12,815
Students
11,357
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$319.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 70%
  • State 19%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $13,423 per pupil, $7,680 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.

Also serving Clute: Angleton Independent School District ($12,546 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Clute pay

Typical tax bill
$5,024
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.85%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$271,700
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.

Local

Contact Clute's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.clute.tx.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Clute →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Clute

Clute is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Randy K. Weber, Sr.. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Clute'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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