Tool, TX town hall & government
Tool spent $457,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $196 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Tool's government.
Where Tool's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 55%
- Sales taxes 33%
- Interest, fines & other 12%
- From the state <1%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Tool collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Tool
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Tool didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Malakoff Independent School District
Tool's K–12 school district, shared with Malakoff, Star Harbor, Caney City and Trinidad. 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 82%
- State 7%
- Federal 10%
Of the $14,855 per pupil, $8,158 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 Tool: Mabank Independent School District ($11,413 per pupil).
Which schools Tool kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Tool pay
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.
Contact Tool's government
Who represents Tool
Tool is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Lance Gooden. 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.