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Roland, OK town hall & government

Roland spent $6.9 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,892 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Roland's money goes

Spent
$6.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,892
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,780
Long-term debt
$8.2 million
$2,270 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.9 million28%
Sewer & trash
$1.6 million23%
Police
$1.4 million21%
Administration & buildings
$746,00011%
Roads & transportation
$518,0008%
Fire
$415,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$151,0002%
Parks & libraries
$76,0001%
Other
$15,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 35%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • From the state 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Roland

Full-time staff
27
24 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$32,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
10 full-time6 part
Fire
0 full-time18 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Other
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Roland Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$11,698
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
937
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$976,000
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $11,698 per pupil, $6,623 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 Roland pay

Typical tax bill
$1,087
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.78%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$139,800
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.

Local

Contact Roland's government

Town hall & decisions in Roland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Roland

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

All of Roland'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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