Town Hall · Woodsboro

Woodsboro, TX town hall & government

Woodsboro spent $3 million in the year to July 31, 2022, about $2,182 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Woodsboro's money goes

Spent
$3 million
fiscal year to July 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,182
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$948,000
$689 per resident
Administration & buildings
$1.3 million42%
Sewer & trash
$791,00026%
Water & other utilities
$626,00021%
Police
$218,0007%
Interest on debt
$38,0001%
Fire
$30,0001%
Health & welfare
$21,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 23%
  • From the federal government 22%
  • Interest, fines & other 18%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Sales taxes 7%
Town workforce

Who works for Woodsboro

Full-time staff
11
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Police
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Woodsboro Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$17,585
Texas: $12,815
Students
410
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$37.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $17,585 per pupil, $9,529 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 Woodsboro pay

Typical tax bill
$1,689
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.50%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$112,500
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 Woodsboro's government

Town hall & decisions in Woodsboro →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Woodsboro

Woodsboro is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Michael Cloud. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Woodsboro'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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