Town Hall · Wewoka

Wewoka, OK town hall & government

Wewoka spent $4.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,345 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wewoka's money goes

Spent
$4.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,345
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$5 million
$1,560 per resident
Water & other utilities
$754,00017%
Fire
$651,00015%
Police
$578,00013%
Sewer & trash
$393,0009%
Parks & libraries
$392,0009%
Administration & buildings
$371,0009%
Roads & transportation
$190,0004%
Interest on debt
$174,0004%
Other
$827,00019%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Sales taxes 30%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • From the state 3%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Wewoka

Full-time staff
44
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
and 9 full-time firefighters
Police
10 full-time
Fire
9 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Parks & libraries
7 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 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

Wewoka Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$13,112
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
632
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$696,000
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $13,112 per pupil, $6,638 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 Wewoka: Justice Public School ($17,842 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Wewoka pay

Typical tax bill
$382
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.60%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$63,300
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 Wewoka's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofwewoka.com/index.html ↗

Town hall & decisions in Wewoka →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wewoka

Wewoka is represented in Congress by Senators James Lankford and Alan Armstrong and Representative Stephanie I. Bice. Kevin Stitt is governor.

All of Wewoka'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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