Town Hall · Keota

Keota, OK town hall & government

Keota spent $553,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,013 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Keota's money goes

Spent
$553,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,013
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$2 million
$3,672 per resident
Sewer & trash
$117,00021%
Water & other utilities
$113,00020%
Administration & buildings
$104,00019%
Police
$99,00018%
Interest on debt
$64,00012%
Roads & transportation
$56,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 31%
  • Utility sales 29%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%

Keota 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 Keota

Full-time staff
10
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$37,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part
Other
3 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

Keota Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$14,725
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
382
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$487,000
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $14,725 per pupil, $8,016 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 Keota pay

Typical tax bill
$262
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.52%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$50,800
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 Keota's government

Town hall & decisions in Keota →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Keota

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

All of Keota'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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