Oak Ridge, LA town hall & government
Oak Ridge spent $117,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $992 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Oak Ridge's government.
Where Oak Ridge's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 63%
- Other taxes & licenses 18%
- Property taxes 17%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Oak Ridge didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Oak Ridge
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Oak Ridge didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Morehouse Parish School District
Oak Ridge's K–12 school district, shared with Bastrop, Bonita, Collinston and Mer Rouge. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Louisiana districts overall: 47% local, 34% state, 19% federal
- Local 35%
- State 36%
- Federal 29%
Of the $17,381 per pupil, $9,370 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.
Which schools Oak Ridge kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Oak Ridge's government
Who represents Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge is represented in Congress by Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy and Representative Julia Letlow. Jeff Landry is governor.
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.