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Boley, OK town hall & government

Boley spent $4.8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $4,102 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Boley's money goes

Spent
$4.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$4,102
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$306,000
$262 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2 million43%
Police
$660,00014%
Sewer & trash
$476,00010%
Fire
$411,0009%
Administration & buildings
$385,0008%
Roads & transportation
$357,0007%
Parks & libraries
$220,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$50,0001%
Health & welfare
$21,000<1%
Interest on debt
$15,000<1%
Other
$156,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 46%
  • Sales taxes 27%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • From the state <1%

Boley didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Boley

Full-time staff
1
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,400
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Police
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
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

Okemah Public Schools

Boley's K–12 school district, shared with Castle, Okemah and IXL. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,982
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
763
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $13,982 per pupil, $7,588 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 Boley pay

Typical tax bill
$278
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.57%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$49,000
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 Boley's government

🏛️ Official websiteshawneeok.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Boley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Boley

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

All of Boley'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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