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Mount Enterprise, TX town hall & government

Mount Enterprise spent $433,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,000 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mount Enterprise's money goes

Spent
$433,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,000
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$154,00036%
Police
$138,00032%
Sewer & trash
$72,00017%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$63,00015%
Roads & transportation
$3,0001%
Parks & libraries
$3,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 42%
  • Fees & charges 41%
  • From the state 9%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mount Enterprise

Full-time staff
2
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$101,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Police
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
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 Enterprise Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$13,276
Texas: $12,815
Students
507
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 77%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $13,276 per pupil, $8,026 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 Enterprise pay

Typical tax bill
$961
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
0.49%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$196,400
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 Enterprise's government

Town hall & decisions in Mount Enterprise →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Enterprise

Mount Enterprise is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Nathaniel Moran. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Mount Enterprise'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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