Town Hall · Bokchito

Bokchito, OK town hall & government

Bokchito spent $1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,469 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bokchito's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,469
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$136,000
$193 per resident
Police
$269,00026%
Administration & buildings
$227,00022%
Sewer & trash
$226,00022%
Water & other utilities
$206,00020%
Roads & transportation
$53,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$47,0005%
Fire
$6,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 31%
  • Sales taxes 30%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From the state 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bokchito

Full-time staff
12
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$32,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
4 full-time7 part
Police
6 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 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

Rock Creek Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$13,957
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
493
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 21%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $13,957 per pupil, $7,016 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 Bokchito pay

Typical tax bill
$460
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.47%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$97,700
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 Bokchito's government

Town hall & decisions in Bokchito →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bokchito

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

All of Bokchito'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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