Town Hall · Ovilla

Ovilla, TX town hall & government

Ovilla spent $6.4 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,483 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ovilla's money goes

Spent
$6.4 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,483
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$3.7 million
$866 per resident
Fire
$1.3 million20%
Police
$1 million16%
Water & other utilities
$976,00015%
Administration & buildings
$857,00013%
Sewer & trash
$746,00012%
Roads & transportation
$653,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$253,0004%
Parks & libraries
$120,0002%
Other
$449,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 36%
  • Property taxes 34%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ovilla

Full-time staff
33
40 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time40 part
Police
12 full-time
Administration & buildings
7 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Red Oak Independent School District

Ovilla's K–12 school district, shared with Oak Leaf, Pecan Hill, Red Oak and Glenn Heights. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,943
Texas: $12,815
Students
6,592
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$155 million
at year end

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

  • Local 48%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $11,943 per pupil, $6,527 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.

Also serving Ovilla: Midlothian Independent School District ($11,748 per pupil) · DeSoto Independent School District ($13,331 per pupil) · Cedar Hill Independent School District ($12,628 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Ovilla pay

Typical tax bill
$6,742
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.51%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$446,700
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.

Local

Contact Ovilla's government

Town hall & decisions in Ovilla →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ovilla

Ovilla is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representatives Jake Ellzey and Jasmine Crockett. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Ovilla'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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