Town Hall · Verdigris

Verdigris, OK town hall & government

Verdigris spent $292,000 in the year to June 30, 2024, about $51 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Verdigris's money goes

Spent
$292,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$51
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,780
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$117,00040%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$51,00017%
Police
$41,00014%
Other
$83,00028%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 48%
  • Interest, fines & other 46%
  • From the state 6%
Town workforce

Who works for Verdigris

Full-time staff
8
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 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

Verdigris Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$10,614
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
1,398
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 58%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $10,614 per pupil, $6,496 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 Verdigris: Claremore Public Schools ($11,378 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Verdigris pay

Typical tax bill
$1,942
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.85%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$229,100
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 Verdigris's government

Town hall & decisions in Verdigris →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Verdigris

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

All of Verdigris'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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