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Wayne, OK town hall & government

Wayne spent $1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,394 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wayne's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,394
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$248,000
$338 per resident
Water & other utilities
$379,00037%
Administration & buildings
$175,00017%
Sewer & trash
$170,00017%
Fire
$146,00014%
Police
$118,00012%
Health & welfare
$30,0003%
Roads & transportation
$4,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 46%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • From other local governments 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Wayne

Full-time staff
11
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$30,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
7 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time1 part
Police
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
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

Wayne Public Schools

Wayne's K–12 school district, shared with Byars and Rosedale. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,093
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
460
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $13,093 per pupil, $7,102 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 Wayne pay

Typical tax bill
$697
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.59%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$117,600
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 Wayne's government

Town hall & decisions in Wayne →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wayne

Wayne is represented in Congress by Senators James Lankford and Alan Armstrong and Representative Tom Cole. Kevin Stitt is governor.

All of Wayne'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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