Town Hall · Sand Springs

Sand Springs, OK town hall & government

Sand Springs spent $35 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,749 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sand Springs's money goes

Spent
$35 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,749
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,780
Long-term debt
$72.8 million
$3,633 per resident
Water & other utilities
$8.2 million23%
Sewer & trash
$5.1 million15%
Fire
$4.7 million13%
Police
$4.6 million13%
Roads & transportation
$2.9 million8%
Parks & libraries
$2.8 million8%
Administration & buildings
$2 million6%
Interest on debt
$1.4 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$756,0002%
Health & welfare
$221,0001%
Other
$2.3 million7%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 42%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 15%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • From the state 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sand Springs

Full-time staff
211
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
34
and 37 full-time firefighters
Police
44 full-time
Fire
40 full-time
Sewer & trash
26 full-time
Water & other utilities
19 full-time
Parks & libraries
15 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
17 full-time
Housing & development
11 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
10 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time2 part
Other
23 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Sand Springs Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$11,253
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
5,115
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$22.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $11,253 per pupil, $5,941 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 Sand Springs: Berryhill Public Schools ($9,997 per pupil) · Anderson Public School ($11,522 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Sand Springs pay

Typical tax bill
$1,895
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.96%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$197,700
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 Sand Springs's government

🏛️ Official websitesandspringsok.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Sand Springs →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sand Springs

Sand Springs is represented in Congress by Senators James Lankford and Alan Armstrong and Representatives Kevin Hern and Frank D. Lucas. Kevin Stitt is governor.

All of Sand Springs'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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