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How Achille is run

Achille spent $130,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $236 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)

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City budget
$130,000
spent, year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$236
Below typical Oklahoma cities ($1,647)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
City staff
5
full-time · 2 part-time
Typical tax bill
$473
a year · OK $1,599

What stands out about how Achille is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $236 per resident a year, or $0.65 a day

The biggest line: fire, at 53% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 41%From other local governments 37%From the state 19%Fees & charges 4%
An estimate

Achille didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $473 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.62% of the home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Oklahoma$1,599
Achille$473
$473
typical bill a year
0.62%
effective rate
$76,900
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Achille’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

The school district

Achille Public Schools

Achille’s K–12 school district, shared with Hendrix, Kemp. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Achille →
$14,487
per pupil · OK $12,210
300
students
$1.9 million
long-term debt

Of the $14,487 per pupil, $6,853 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 51%State 35%Federal 14%

Oklahoma districts overall: 42% local, 45% state, 14% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Achille

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Achille yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Achille

One full-time town employee for every 110 residents

On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).

By department full-time, plus part-time

Police2
Water & other utilities2
Administration & buildings1 + 1 pt
Courts, inspections & corrections0 + 1 pt
5
full-time
2
part-time
$50,900
average full-time pay, before benefits
2
sworn police officers

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Achille

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Achille.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Oklahoma HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Oklahoma SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Oklahoma

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Achille’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Achille is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Achille get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Achille, mostly the Bureau’s estimates). School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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