Town Hall · Oakvale

Oakvale, WV town hall & government

Oakvale spent $89,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $817 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Oakvale's money goes

Spent
$89,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$817
typical West Virginia cities: $1,458
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$39,00044%
Roads & transportation
$38,00043%
Parks & libraries
$10,00011%
Water & other utilities
$2,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 53%
  • Property taxes 47%
Town workforce

Who works for Oakvale

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 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

Mercer County School District

Oakvale's K–12 school district, shared with Athens, Bluefield, Bramwell and Princeton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,226
West Virginia: $15,637
Students
8,540
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from West Virginia districts overall: 36% local, 46% state, 18% federal

  • Local 25%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $14,226 per pupil, $8,258 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.

Local

Contact Oakvale's government

Town hall & decisions in Oakvale →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Oakvale

Oakvale is represented in Congress by Senators Shelley Moore Capito and James C. Justice and Representative Carol D. Miller. Patrick Morrisey is governor.

All of Oakvale'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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