Town Hall · Mount Calm

Mount Calm, TX town hall & government

Mount Calm spent $374,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $1,100 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mount Calm's money goes

Spent
$374,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,100
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$237,00063%
Sewer & trash
$130,00035%
Parks & libraries
$5,0001%
Administration & buildings
$2,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 65%
  • Fees & charges 35%
Town workforce

Who works for Mount Calm

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 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

Mount Calm Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$22,264
Texas: $12,815
Students
159
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $22,264 per pupil, $12,824 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 Mount Calm pay

Typical tax bill
$1,222
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.09%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$111,700
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Mount Calm's government

Town hall & decisions in Mount Calm →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Calm

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

All of Mount Calm'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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