Town Hall · Donna

Donna, TX town hall & government

Donna spent $2.2 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $136 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Donna

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Donna's money goes

Spent
$2.2 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$136
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$47 million
$2,883 per resident
Interest on debt
$2.2 million100%

Donna 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 Donna

Full-time staff
119
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
39
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
51 full-time
Roads & transportation
23 full-time
Administration & buildings
15 full-time
Parks & libraries
10 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
10 full-time
Sewer & trash
8 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Fire
0 full-time3 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Donna Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$15,042
Texas: $12,815
Students
13,131
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$161.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 14%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 29%

Of the $15,042 per pupil, $8,446 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 Donna pay

Typical tax bill
$1,401
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.63%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$86,100
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 Donna's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofdonna.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Donna →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Donna

Donna is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Vicente Gonzalez. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Donna'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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