Okarche, OK town hall & government
Okarche spent $2.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,687 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Okarche's government.
Where Okarche's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 70%
- Utility sales 19%
- Fees & charges 5%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
- From other local governments 2%
- From the state 1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Okarche didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Okarche
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Okarche Public Schools
Okarche's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Oklahoma districts overall: 42% local, 45% state, 14% federal
- Local 77%
- State 20%
- Federal 3%
Of the $18,512 per pupil, $10,610 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.
Which schools Okarche kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Okarche pay
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.
Contact Okarche's government
Who represents Okarche
Okarche is represented in Congress by Senators James Lankford and Alan Armstrong and Representative Frank D. Lucas. Kevin Stitt is governor.
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.