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Salina, OK town hall & government

Salina spent $1.8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,273 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Salina's money goes

Spent
$1.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,273
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
$1,822 per resident
Water & other utilities
$647,00036%
Police
$391,00022%
Sewer & trash
$352,00020%
Administration & buildings
$141,0008%
Roads & transportation
$97,0005%
Parks & libraries
$63,0004%
Fire
$57,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$11,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$17,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 44%
  • Utility sales 27%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the state 2%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Salina 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 Salina

Full-time staff
14
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 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

Salina Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$14,561
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
773
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $14,561 per pupil, $8,854 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.

Also serving Salina: Pryor Public Schools ($16,750 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Salina pay

Typical tax bill
$561
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.57%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$98,300
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 Salina's government

Town hall & decisions in Salina →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Salina

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

All of Salina'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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