Sadler spent less per resident in 2022 than 86% of similar cities
Sadler’s city government spent $36,000 on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $94 per resident. Water and other utilities ($10,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Sadler is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$94 per resident in 2022: less than 86% of them
Sadler’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($94 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $433, and the middle half spent $185–$752. Sadler spent less than 86% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($8,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Sadler itself left out).
About $94 per resident a year, or $0.26 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 67%.
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No trend yet
Sadler reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Sadler
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
S and S Consolidated Independent School District
Sadler’s K–12 school district, shared with Southmayd. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,908 per pupil, $8,148 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.
Sadler’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Sadler alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Grayson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.6%50,556 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.4%14,800 votesOthers: 1.0% (685 votes).
Most votes in Grayson County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Sadler lies in Grayson County. Every 2024 race in Grayson County is on the county’s page.
Grayson County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Sadler.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Texas HouseState representatives
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Sadler’s government
How much does Sadler spend per resident?
About $94 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $94 was less than 86% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Sadler’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Sadler yet.
How did Sadler vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Sadler alone. Grayson County, where 100% of Sadler lies, voted Trump 76.6%, Harris 22.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Sadler?
0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,631 (about $31,572 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Sadler in the state legislature?
State Senate District 30 (Brent Hagenbuch) and State House District 62 (Shelley Luther). The House district also covers 31 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →