Town Hall · Ardmore

Ardmore, OK town hall & government

Ardmore spent $68.7 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,775 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Ardmore's government.

Town budget

Where Ardmore's money goes

Spent
$68.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,775
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$17.8 million
$719 per resident
Administration & buildings
$13 million19%
Roads & transportation
$12.1 million18%
Parks & libraries
$7.9 million12%
Police
$7.7 million11%
Water & other utilities
$7 million10%
Sewer & trash
$6.9 million10%
Fire
$3.7 million5%
Housing & development
$1.6 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$246,000<1%
Interest on debt
$15,000<1%
Other
$8.7 million13%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 44%
  • From the federal government 17%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ardmore

Full-time staff
247
36 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
48
and 31 full-time firefighters
Police
65 full-time
Parks & libraries
29 full-time36 part
Administration & buildings
35 full-time
Fire
33 full-time
Sewer & trash
30 full-time
Water & other utilities
21 full-time
Roads & transportation
15 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Health & welfare
2 full-time
Other
15 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Ardmore Public Schools

Ardmore's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,390
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
2,617
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.9 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Oklahoma districts overall: 42% local, 45% state, 14% federal

  • Local 52%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $13,390 per pupil, $6,171 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.

Also serving Ardmore: Plainview Public Schools ($10,911 per pupil) · Dickson Public Schools ($11,311 per pupil) · Springer Public Schools ($15,342 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Ardmore pay

Typical tax bill
$1,378
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.81%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$170,000
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Ardmore's government

🏛️ Official websiteardmorecity.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ardmore →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ardmore

Ardmore is represented in Congress by Senators James Lankford and Alan Armstrong and Representative Tom Cole. Kevin Stitt is governor.

All of Ardmore's representatives, with contacts →

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.

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