Shavano Park spent more per resident in 2022 than 76% of similar cities
Shavano Park’s city government spent $5.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,299 per resident. Water and other utilities ($881,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Shavano Park is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,299 per resident in 2022: more than 76% of them
Shavano Park’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,299 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 175 Texas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $880, and the middle half spent $630–$1,278. Shavano Park spent more than 76% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Texas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Shavano Park itself left out).
About $1,299 per resident a year, or $3.56 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 35%.
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No trend yet
Shavano Park reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Shavano Park’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Shavano Park’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Shavano Park →
Who’s in charge in Shavano Park
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Shavano Park’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on shavanopark.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 80 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (4,024).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Northside Independent School District
Shavano Park’s K–12 school district, shared with Grey Forest, Helotes, Leon Valley, San Antonio. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,126 per pupil, $7,641 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.
Shavano Park’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Shavano Park alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Bexar County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat54.1%411,389 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican44.4%337,545 votesOthers: 1.5% (11,089 votes).
Most votes in Bexar County: Kamala D Harris
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Shavano Park lies in Bexar County. Every 2024 race in Bexar County is on the county’s page.
Bexar 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 Shavano Park.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: shavanopark.org ↗
- 2Texas HouseState representatives
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in CongressTexas’s 23rd District
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Shavano Park’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Shavano Park’s government
How much does Shavano Park spend per resident?
About $1,299 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,299 was more than 76% of 175 Texas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Shavano Park’s government?
See shavanopark.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Shavano Park yet.
How did Shavano Park vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Shavano Park alone. Bexar County, where 100% of Shavano Park lies, voted Harris 54.1%, Trump 44.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Shavano Park?
50 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $313,493 (about $3.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Shavano Park in the state legislature?
State Senate District 25 (Donna Campbell) and State House District 122 (Mark Dorazio). The House district also covers six 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 →