Thompsons, TX town hall & government
Thompsons spent $335,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $913 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Thompsons's government.
Where Thompsons's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 94%
- From the federal government 3%
- Sales taxes 3%
Who works for Thompsons
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Thompsons didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Lamar Consolidated Independent School District
Thompsons's K–12 school district, shared with Beasley, Kendleton, Simonton, Weston Lakes, Richmond and Rosenberg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal
- Local 55%
- State 38%
- Federal 6%
Of the $11,147 per pupil, $6,698 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.
Which schools Thompsons kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Thompsons's government
Who represents Thompsons
Thompsons is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Troy E. Nehls. Greg Abbott is governor.
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.