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Carnegie, OK town hall & government

Carnegie spent $3.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,981 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Carnegie's money goes

Spent
$3.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,981
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$569,00017%
Police
$545,00017%
Health & welfare
$513,00016%
Sewer & trash
$450,00014%
Parks & libraries
$404,00012%
Water & other utilities
$374,00012%
Administration & buildings
$311,00010%
Fire
$49,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$13,000<1%
Interest on debt
$4,000<1%
Other
$20,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 38%
  • From the federal government 21%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Carnegie

Full-time staff
23
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Health & welfare
6 full-time7 part
Police
7 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Carnegie Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$13,998
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
518
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $13,998 per pupil, $7,533 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 Carnegie pay

Typical tax bill
$498
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$79,600
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Carnegie's government

Town hall & decisions in Carnegie →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Carnegie

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

All of Carnegie'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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