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Arkoma, OK town hall & government

Arkoma spent $2.5 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,393 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Arkoma's money goes

Spent
$2.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,393
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,780
Long-term debt
$337,000
$184 per resident
Fire
$1.1 million43%
Sewer & trash
$519,00020%
Police
$453,00018%
Water & other utilities
$285,00011%
Administration & buildings
$119,0005%
Roads & transportation
$67,0003%
Health & welfare
$11,000<1%
Interest on debt
$8,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 27%
  • Sales taxes 25%
  • Interest, fines & other 25%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • From the state 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Arkoma didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Arkoma

Full-time staff
10
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$29,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
7 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Arkoma Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$13,651
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
373
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 11%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 29%

Of the $13,651 per pupil, $6,622 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Arkoma pay

Typical tax bill
$397
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.47%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$83,600
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Arkoma's government

Town hall & decisions in Arkoma →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Arkoma

Arkoma is represented in Congress by Senators James Lankford and Alan Armstrong and Representative Josh Brecheen. Kevin Stitt is governor.

All of Arkoma'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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