Town Hall · Goodlow

Goodlow, TX town hall & government

Goodlow spent $50,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $254 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Goodlow's money goes

Spent
$50,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$254
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$26,000
$132 per resident
Water & other utilities
$22,00044%
Administration & buildings
$17,00034%
Sewer & trash
$9,00018%
Interest on debt
$1,0002%
Other
$1,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 56%
  • From other local governments 24%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Sales taxes 6%
Town workforce

Who works for Goodlow

Full-time staff
0
2 part-time too
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 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

Kerens Independent School District

Goodlow's K–12 school district, shared with Kerens and Powell. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,383
Texas: $12,815
Students
630
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 58%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $15,383 per pupil, $8,627 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.

Local

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Goodlow

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

All of Goodlow'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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