Town Hall · Seagraves

Seagraves, TX town hall & government

Seagraves spent $2.6 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $866 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Seagraves's money goes

Spent
$2.6 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$866
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$9.6 million
$3,219 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million41%
Police
$531,00020%
Sewer & trash
$514,00020%
Administration & buildings
$200,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$111,0004%
Parks & libraries
$88,0003%
Other
$78,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 29%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Seagraves

Full-time staff
19
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$39,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 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

Seagraves Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$17,281
Texas: $12,815
Students
512
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $17,281 per pupil, $9,590 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 Seagraves pay

Typical tax bill
$1,263
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.85%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$68,400
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.

Local

Contact Seagraves's government

Town hall & decisions in Seagraves →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Seagraves

Seagraves is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Jodey C. Arrington. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Seagraves'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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