Town Hall · Vera

Vera, OK town hall & government

Vera spent $75,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $307 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Vera's money goes

Spent
$75,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$307
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$234,000
$959 per resident
Sewer & trash
$29,00039%
Fire
$24,00032%
Interest on debt
$11,00015%
Administration & buildings
$9,00012%
Roads & transportation
$2,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 36%
  • Sales taxes 32%
  • From the state 31%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Schools · school year 2023–24

Caney Valley Public Schools

Vera's K–12 school district, shared with Ochelata and Ramona. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,585
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
754
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $12,585 per pupil, $7,402 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 Vera: Skiatook Public Schools ($10,460 per pupil) · Collinsville Public Schools ($10,067 per pupil).

Local

Contact Vera's government

Town hall & decisions in Vera →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Vera

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

All of Vera'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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