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Calera, OK town hall & government

Calera spent $3.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,379 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Calera's money goes

Spent
$3.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,379
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$4.7 million
$1,950 per resident
Police
$1.1 million33%
Sewer & trash
$906,00027%
Water & other utilities
$558,00017%
Roads & transportation
$275,0008%
Administration & buildings
$199,0006%
Interest on debt
$116,0003%
Fire
$109,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$61,0002%
Parks & libraries
$7,000<1%
Other
$3,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 32%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Interest, fines & other 22%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Calera

Full-time staff
26
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
11 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Other
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Calera Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$11,593
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
923
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $11,593 per pupil, $6,356 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 Calera pay

Typical tax bill
$1,042
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.66%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$157,600
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 Calera's government

Town hall & decisions in Calera →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Calera

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

All of Calera'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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