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Spencer, OK town hall & government

Spencer spent $6.1 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,551 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Spencer's money goes

Spent
$6.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,551
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,780
Long-term debt
$9 million
$2,302 per resident
Fire
$1.3 million22%
Parks & libraries
$1.2 million20%
Sewer & trash
$957,00016%
Administration & buildings
$727,00012%
Police
$650,00011%
Water & other utilities
$425,0007%
Interest on debt
$355,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$163,0003%
Roads & transportation
$142,0002%
Health & welfare
$92,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 39%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • From the state 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Spencer

Full-time staff
25
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
and 7 full-time firefighters
Fire
7 full-time
Police
6 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Oklahoma City Public Schools

Spencer's K–12 school district, shared with Nichols Hills, The Village and Valley Brook. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,968
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
32,899
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$297.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $13,968 per pupil, $6,832 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 Spencer pay

Typical tax bill
$1,309
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.83%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$157,000
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 Spencer's government

Town hall & decisions in Spencer →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Spencer

Spencer is represented in Congress by Senators James Lankford and Alan Armstrong and Representative Stephanie I. Bice. Kevin Stitt is governor.

All of Spencer'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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