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Paoli, OK town hall & government

Paoli spent $468,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $765 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Paoli's money goes

Spent
$468,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$765
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$130,00028%
Water & other utilities
$129,00028%
Police
$91,00019%
Administration & buildings
$38,0008%
Fire
$37,0008%
Roads & transportation
$19,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,0001%
Parks & libraries
$3,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$13,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 36%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Sales taxes 17%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • From the state 2%

Paoli 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 Paoli

Full-time staff
2
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
1 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
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

Paoli Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$16,343
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
181
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$526,000
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $16,343 per pupil, $9,155 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 Paoli pay

Typical tax bill
$521
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.60%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$87,000
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 Paoli's government

Town hall & decisions in Paoli →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Paoli

Paoli is represented in Congress by Senators James Lankford and Alan Armstrong and Representative Tom Cole. Kevin Stitt is governor.

All of Paoli'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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