Town Hall · Wolfforth

Wolfforth, TX town hall & government

Wolfforth spent $5.5 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $969 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Wolfforth's money goes

Spent
$5.5 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$969
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$6.9 million
$1,205 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.6 million28%
Police
$1.4 million26%
Administration & buildings
$816,00015%
Fire
$680,00012%
Sewer & trash
$601,00011%
Parks & libraries
$231,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$230,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 33%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the state 1%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Wolfforth

Full-time staff
47
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
and 7 full-time firefighters
Police
16 full-time
Fire
7 full-time17 part
Water & other utilities
11 full-time
Administration & buildings
9 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
3 full-time4 part
Housing & development
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

Frenship Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$10,289
Texas: $12,815
Students
11,581
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$448.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 52%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $10,289 per pupil, $5,857 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