Town Hall · Bartlesville

Bartlesville, OK town hall & government

Bartlesville spent $52.5 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,389 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bartlesville's money goes

Spent
$52.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,389
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,780
Long-term debt
$19.5 million
$515 per resident
Police
$9.5 million18%
Sewer & trash
$8.9 million17%
Fire
$8.1 million15%
Water & other utilities
$6.4 million12%
Parks & libraries
$6 million12%
Roads & transportation
$4.3 million8%
Administration & buildings
$2.3 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.6 million3%
Interest on debt
$621,0001%
Other
$4.8 million9%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 50%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From the state 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bartlesville

Full-time staff
363
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
74
and 66 full-time firefighters
Police
98 full-time
Fire
70 full-time
Parks & libraries
37 full-time13 part
Water & other utilities
41 full-time
Sewer & trash
40 full-time
Administration & buildings
39 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
26 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time1 part
Other
10 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

Bartlesville Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$11,243
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
6,173
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $11,243 per pupil, $6,633 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 Bartlesville: Dewey Public Schools ($10,842 per pupil) · Caney Valley Public Schools ($12,585 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bartlesville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,685
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
1.01%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$167,200
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 Bartlesville's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofbartlesville.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bartlesville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bartlesville

Bartlesville is represented in Congress by Senators James Lankford and Alan Armstrong and Representatives Josh Brecheen and Frank D. Lucas. Kevin Stitt is governor.

All of Bartlesville'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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