Town Hall · Stanton

Stanton, TX town hall & government

Stanton spent $2.6 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $861 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Stanton's money goes

Spent
$2.6 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$861
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
$365 per resident
Police
$557,00021%
Sewer & trash
$552,00021%
Water & other utilities
$539,00020%
Roads & transportation
$509,00019%
Administration & buildings
$230,0009%
Parks & libraries
$141,0005%
Interest on debt
$31,0001%
Paid to other governments
$12,000<1%
Fire
$8,000<1%
Other
$53,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 28%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Stanton

Full-time staff
22
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
8 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Other
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

Stanton Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$16,758
Texas: $12,815
Students
1,040
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 92%
  • State 4%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $16,758 per pupil, $9,796 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

Contact Stanton's government

Town hall & decisions in Stanton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Stanton

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

All of Stanton'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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