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Tenaha, TX town hall & government

Tenaha spent $3.9 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $3,477 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Tenaha's money goes

Spent
$3.9 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,477
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$754,000
$665 per resident
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2 million51%
Roads & transportation
$595,00015%
Police
$474,00012%
Administration & buildings
$245,0006%
Health & welfare
$50,0001%
Fire
$34,0001%
Interest on debt
$34,0001%
Sewer & trash
$10,000<1%
Other
$499,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 61%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%

Tenaha didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Tenaha

Full-time staff
8
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Police
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 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. Tenaha didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Tenaha Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$16,015
Texas: $12,815
Students
459
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 16%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $16,015 per pupil, $9,588 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 Tenaha pay

Typical tax bill
$867
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$91,500
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 Tenaha's government

Town hall & decisions in Tenaha →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tenaha

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

All of Tenaha'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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