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Idabel, OK town hall & government

Idabel spent $9.6 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,393 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Idabel's money goes

Spent
$9.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,393
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$5.7 million
$832 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.1 million22%
Roads & transportation
$1.9 million20%
Police
$1.9 million19%
Water & other utilities
$1.3 million14%
Fire
$687,0007%
Administration & buildings
$378,0004%
Health & welfare
$220,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$118,0001%
Interest on debt
$115,0001%
Parks & libraries
$113,0001%
Other
$757,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 49%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Idabel

Full-time staff
88
27 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
21
and 10 full-time firefighters
Police
21 full-time
Fire
10 full-time13 part
Sewer & trash
15 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
3 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time2 part
Other
16 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Idabel Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$12,546
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
1,256
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $12,546 per pupil, $7,273 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 Idabel: Forest Grove Public School ($15,061 per pupil) · Denison Public School ($11,199 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Idabel pay

Typical tax bill
$618
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.46%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$134,800
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.

Local

Contact Idabel's government

Town hall & decisions in Idabel →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Idabel

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

All of Idabel'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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