Town Hall · Copan

Copan, OK town hall & government

Copan spent $3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $4,064 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Copan's money goes

Spent
$3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$4,064
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$194,000
$260 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.3 million43%
Police
$418,00014%
Sewer & trash
$302,00010%
Fire
$261,0009%
Administration & buildings
$242,0008%
Roads & transportation
$225,0007%
Parks & libraries
$142,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$30,0001%
Health & welfare
$15,000<1%
Interest on debt
$10,000<1%
Other
$97,0003%

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%

Copan 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 Copan

Full-time staff
16
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$26,600
a year, before benefits
Water & other utilities
8 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Copan Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$12,768
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
250
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$992,000
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $12,768 per pupil, $6,692 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 Copan pay

Typical tax bill
$274
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.26%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$107,400
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 Copan's government

Town hall & decisions in Copan →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Copan

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

All of Copan'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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