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Spiro, OK town hall & government

Spiro spent $5 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,329 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Spiro's money goes

Spent
$5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,329
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,780
Long-term debt
$2 million
$954 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.3 million47%
Roads & transportation
$927,00019%
Sewer & trash
$552,00011%
Police
$477,00010%
Administration & buildings
$464,0009%
Fire
$77,0002%
Health & welfare
$60,0001%
Parks & libraries
$60,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$15,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 60%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Spiro didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Spiro

Full-time staff
18
28 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$33,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time20 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Police
4 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 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

Spiro Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$10,960
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
1,088
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $10,960 per pupil, $6,801 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 Spiro pay

Typical tax bill
$764
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.76%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$100,700
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Spiro's government

Town hall & decisions in Spiro →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Spiro

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

All of Spiro'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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