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How Terral is run

Terral spent $377,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $987 per resident.

Town website
City budget
$377,000
spent, year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$987
Below typical Oklahoma cities ($1,647)
Long-term debt
$226,000
$592 per resident
City staff
2
full-time · 5 part-time
Typical tax bill
$329
a year · OK $1,599

What stands out about how Terral is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $987 per resident a year, or $2.70 a day

The biggest line: water & other utilities, at 42% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 54%From the federal government 22%Sales taxes 12%Interest, fines & other 6%From the state 6%
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $329 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.57% of the home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Oklahoma$1,599
Terral$329
$329
typical bill a year
0.57%
effective rate
$57,700
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Terral’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

The school district

Ryan Public Schools

Terral’s K–12 school district, shared with Ryan, Sugden. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Terral →
$17,846
per pupil · OK $12,210
254
students
$1.1 million
long-term debt

Of the $17,846 per pupil, $6,886 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 36%State 52%Federal 12%

Oklahoma districts overall: 42% local, 45% state, 14% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Terral

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Terral yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Terral

One full-time town employee for every 191 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings1 + 5 pt
Water & other utilities1
2
full-time
5
part-time
$33,800
average full-time pay, before benefits

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Terral

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Terral.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Oklahoma HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Oklahoma SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Oklahoma

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Terral’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →
Official websiteterralok.com ↗

Questions about how Terral is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Terral get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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