Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Peaster run?
Peaster’s town government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to , 2024, about $0 per resident.
No comparison for Peaster yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Peaster has no 2022 figures in the Census files, so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is down 100% since 2023
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Peaster reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2023: $10 · 2024: $0.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Who’s in charge in Peaster
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Peaster Independent School District
Peaster’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,052 per pupil, $7,505 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Reach Peaster’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Peaster’s government
How much does Peaster spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to , 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who runs Peaster’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Peaster yet.
How many people work for Peaster?
0 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $22 (about $264 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Ask neighbors about Peaster’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →