Town Hall · Skiatook

Skiatook, OK town hall & government

Skiatook spent $20.8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,561 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Skiatook's money goes

Spent
$20.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,561
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$23.4 million
$2,883 per resident
Water & other utilities
$11.6 million56%
Fire
$2.3 million11%
Police
$2 million10%
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million6%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million5%
Interest on debt
$596,0003%
Parks & libraries
$141,0001%
Housing & development
$122,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$19,000<1%
Administration & buildings
$5,000<1%
Other
$1.6 million8%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 51%
  • Sales taxes 28%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the state 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Skiatook

Full-time staff
90
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
and 18 full-time firefighters
Fire
21 full-time
Police
18 full-time
Water & other utilities
18 full-time
Administration & buildings
8 full-time
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
6 full-time
Health & welfare
2 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Other
5 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Skiatook Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$10,460
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
2,319
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $10,460 per pupil, $6,147 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 Skiatook: Collinsville Public Schools ($10,067 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Skiatook pay

Typical tax bill
$1,562
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.86%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$182,600
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 Skiatook's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofskiatook.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Skiatook →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Skiatook

Skiatook 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 Skiatook'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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