Town Hall · Ketchum

Ketchum, OK town hall & government

Ketchum spent $291,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $698 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ketchum's money goes

Spent
$291,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$698
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$96,00033%
Administration & buildings
$71,00024%
Police
$65,00022%
Fire
$44,00015%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$15,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 70%
  • Interest, fines & other 17%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • From the state 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ketchum

Full-time staff
1
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$36,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 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

Ketchum Public Schools

Ketchum's K–12 school district, shared with Grand Lake Towne and Langley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,976
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
546
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 64%
  • State 23%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $14,976 per pupil, $7,538 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 Ketchum pay

Typical tax bill
$807
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.40%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$203,800
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 Ketchum's government

Town hall & decisions in Ketchum →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ketchum

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

All of Ketchum'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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