Photo: Ktkvtsh · CC BY 4.0How is Oak Ridge run?
Oak Ridge’s village government spent $19,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $161 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Oak Ridge didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Oak Ridge is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $161 per resident a year, or $0.44 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 47%.
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Oak Ridge didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Oak Ridge yet
Every year of Oak Ridge’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Who’s in charge in Oak Ridge
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Morehouse Parish School District
Oak Ridge’s K–12 school district, shared with Bastrop, Bonita, Collinston, Mer Rouge. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,381 per pupil, $9,370 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Louisiana districts overall: 47% local, 34% state, 19% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Oak Ridge.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Louisiana HouseState representatives
- 3Louisiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Louisiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Oak Ridge’s government
How much does Oak Ridge spend per resident?
About $161 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Oak Ridge didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $117,000.
Who runs Oak Ridge’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Oak Ridge yet.
How many people work for Oak Ridge?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,341 (about $28,092 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Oak Ridge in the state legislature?
State Senate District 34 (Katrina Jackson-Andrews) and State House District 19 (Francis Thompson). The House district also covers 12 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Oak Ridge, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →