Town Hall · Butler

Butler, OK town hall & government

Butler spent $750,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,595 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Butler's money goes

Spent
$750,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,595
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$503,000
$1,740 per resident
Water & other utilities
$589,00079%
Administration & buildings
$76,00010%
Fire
$73,00010%
Sewer & trash
$10,0001%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 77%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From the state 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Butler

Full-time staff
1
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Police
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Butler didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Arapaho Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$12,833
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
485
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $12,833 per pupil, $7,128 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 Butler pay

Typical tax bill
$589
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.64%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$92,100
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 Butler's government

Town hall & decisions in Butler →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Butler

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

All of Butler'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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