Town Hall · Beaver

Beaver, OK town hall & government

Beaver spent $1.6 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,160 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Beaver's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,160
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$341,00022%
Water & other utilities
$339,00021%
Sewer & trash
$198,00013%
Police
$188,00012%
Parks & libraries
$169,00011%
Roads & transportation
$91,0006%
Fire
$38,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,000<1%
Other
$211,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 27%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • From other local governments 12%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Beaver

Full-time staff
12
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time
Police
2 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Fire
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

Beaver Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$16,612
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
242
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$232,000
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $16,612 per pupil, $8,533 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 Beaver pay

Typical tax bill
$1,061
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.69%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$154,000
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Beaver's government

🏛️ Official websiteBeaverOklahoma.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Beaver →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Beaver

Beaver is represented in Congress by Senators James Lankford and Alan Armstrong and Representative Frank D. Lucas. Kevin Stitt is governor.

All of Beaver'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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