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Cheyenne, OK town hall & government

Cheyenne spent $3.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $4,243 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Cheyenne's money goes

Spent
$3.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$4,243
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$210,000
$273 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.4 million43%
Police
$453,00014%
Sewer & trash
$322,00010%
Fire
$281,0009%
Administration & buildings
$262,0008%
Roads & transportation
$242,0007%
Parks & libraries
$150,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$32,0001%
Health & welfare
$15,000<1%
Interest on debt
$10,000<1%
Other
$107,0003%

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%

Cheyenne 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 Cheyenne

Full-time staff
8
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 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

Cheyenne Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$16,240
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
308
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 58%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $16,240 per pupil, $7,445 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 Cheyenne pay

Typical tax bill
$600
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.56%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$107,800
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 Cheyenne's government

Town hall & decisions in Cheyenne →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cheyenne

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

All of Cheyenne'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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