Town Hall · Meeker

Meeker, OK town hall & government

Meeker spent $1.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,200 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Meeker's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,200
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$207,000
$182 per resident
Police
$504,00037%
Water & other utilities
$299,00022%
Administration & buildings
$243,00018%
Sewer & trash
$215,00016%
Parks & libraries
$42,0003%
Fire
$37,0003%
Roads & transportation
$19,0001%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%
Other
$6,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 41%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • From other local governments 17%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Meeker

Full-time staff
11
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$41,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
4 full-time5 part
Police
5 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 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

Meeker Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$11,518
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
734
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$675,000
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $11,518 per pupil, $6,347 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 Meeker pay

Typical tax bill
$635
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.64%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$98,500
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 Meeker's government

Town hall & decisions in Meeker →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Meeker

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

All of Meeker'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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