Town Hall · Forest Park

Forest Park, OK town hall & government

Forest Park spent $1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $971 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Forest Park's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$971
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$499,00048%
Administration & buildings
$395,00038%
Roads & transportation
$81,0008%
Fire
$65,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 46%
  • Interest, fines & other 31%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%

Forest Park 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 Forest Park

Full-time staff
7
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Midwest City-Del City Schools

Forest Park's K–12 school district, shared with Smith Village, Del City and Midwest City. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,174
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
12,380
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$53 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $11,174 per pupil, $5,854 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.

Also serving Forest Park: Millwood Public Schools ($12,107 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Forest Park pay

Typical tax bill
$2,526
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.87%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$289,000
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 Forest Park's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Forest Park

Forest Park is represented in Congress by Senators James Lankford and Alan Armstrong and Representative Stephanie I. Bice. Kevin Stitt is governor.

All of Forest Park'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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