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Langston, OK town hall & government

Langston spent $1.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $579 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Langston's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$579
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
$697 per resident
Water & other utilities
$429,00040%
Police
$242,00022%
Administration & buildings
$184,00017%
Roads & transportation
$168,00016%
Fire
$60,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 40%
  • Sales taxes 25%
  • Utility sales 22%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • From the state 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Langston 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 Langston

Full-time staff
14
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$35,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time1 part
Police
2 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Fire
0 full-time1 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

Coyle Public Schools

Langston's K–12 school district, shared with Coyle and Meridian. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,231
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
337
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $14,231 per pupil, $7,068 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 Langston pay

Typical tax bill
$682
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.33%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$206,600
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 Langston's government

🏛️ Official websitecityoflangston.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Langston →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Langston

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

All of Langston'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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