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Sperry, OK town hall & government

Sperry spent $1.7 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,278 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sperry's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,278
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$124,000
$92 per resident
Water & other utilities
$854,00049%
Administration & buildings
$551,00032%
Sewer & trash
$142,0008%
Police
$67,0004%
Fire
$39,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$13,0001%
Roads & transportation
$9,0001%
Other
$57,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 36%
  • Sales taxes 28%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From other local governments 10%
  • From the state 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sperry

Full-time staff
12
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Fire
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Other
2 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

Sperry Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$11,649
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
1,075
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $11,649 per pupil, $6,390 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 Sperry pay

Typical tax bill
$739
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$109,500
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 Sperry's government

Town hall & decisions in Sperry →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sperry

Sperry 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 Sperry'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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