Town Hall · Rattan

Rattan, OK town hall & government

Rattan spent $608,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,068 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rattan's money goes

Spent
$608,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,068
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$301,000
$1,024 per resident
Administration & buildings
$365,00060%
Police
$156,00026%
Fire
$37,0006%
Sewer & trash
$37,0006%
Interest on debt
$13,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 36%
  • Sales taxes 28%
  • Interest, fines & other 27%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Rattan

Full-time staff
3
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
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

Rattan Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$14,738
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
412
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$34,000
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $14,738 per pupil, $8,080 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 Rattan pay

Typical tax bill
$371
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.47%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$79,200
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 Rattan's government

Town hall & decisions in Rattan →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rattan

Rattan is represented in Congress by Senators James Lankford and Alan Armstrong and Representative Josh Brecheen. Kevin Stitt is governor.

All of Rattan'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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