Town Hall · Pawnee

Pawnee, OK town hall & government

Pawnee spent $5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,401 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pawnee's money goes

Spent
$5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,401
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$7.2 million
$3,403 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.5 million50%
Sewer & trash
$506,00010%
Health & welfare
$464,0009%
Police
$352,0007%
Administration & buildings
$308,0006%
Roads & transportation
$249,0005%
Parks & libraries
$210,0004%
Fire
$209,0004%
Interest on debt
$135,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,000<1%
Other
$75,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 51%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • From the state 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Pawnee

Full-time staff
29
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
and 5 full-time firefighters
Fire
5 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time9 part
Police
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
4 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Pawnee didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pawnee Public Schools

Pawnee's K–12 school district, shared with Lone Chimney, Maramec and Skedee. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,461
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
631
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $12,461 per pupil, $6,631 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 Pawnee pay

Typical tax bill
$625
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$99,300
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 Pawnee's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofpawnee.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Pawnee →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pawnee

Pawnee is represented in Congress by Senators James Lankford and Alan Armstrong and Representative Frank D. Lucas. Kevin Stitt is governor.

All of Pawnee'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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