Cove, TX town hall & government
Cove spent $2.5 million in the year to August 31, 2022, about $4,345 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cove's government.
Where Cove's money goes
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 Cove collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Cove didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Barbers Hill Independent School District
Cove's K–12 school district, shared with Mont Belvieu, Old River-Winfree and Beach City. 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 90%
- State 8%
- Federal 2%
Of the $14,489 per pupil, $8,976 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 Cove kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Cove's government
Who represents Cove
Cove is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Brian Babin. 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.