Town Hall · Granite

Granite, OK town hall & government

Granite spent $1.7 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $964 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Granite's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$964
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,936
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$979,00058%
Police
$349,00021%
Sewer & trash
$170,00010%
Fire
$59,0003%
Health & welfare
$54,0003%
Parks & libraries
$41,0002%
Administration & buildings
$35,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 67%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • From the state 4%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Granite

Full-time staff
11
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Police
3 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Granite Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$13,530
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
230
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$625,000
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $13,530 per pupil, $7,004 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 Granite pay

Typical tax bill
$490
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.47%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$104,600
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 Granite's government

Town hall & decisions in Granite →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Granite

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

All of Granite'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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