Guthrie Historic District · Photo: Steven C. Price · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Guthrie run?
Guthrie’s city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $0 per resident.
What stands out about how Guthrie is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Guthrie Public Schools
Guthrie’s K–12 school district, shared with Cedar Valley. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,615 per pupil, $5,615 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.
Oklahoma districts overall: 42% local, 45% state, 14% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
$1,019 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Guthrie’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,019 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 27 Oklahoma cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,026, and the middle half spent $820–$1,322. Guthrie spent less than 56% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.8 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Oklahoma cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Guthrie itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 100% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Guthrie reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,019 · 2024: $0.
full-time in March 2025, up from 112 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,210 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.65% of the home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Guthrie’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Guthrie’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Guthrie →
Who’s in charge in Guthrie
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Guthrie’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofguthrie.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 89 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (11,191).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Guthrie’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Guthrie alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Logan County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.5%17,748 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.4%5,901 votesOthers: 2.1% (500 votes).
Most votes in Logan County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Guthrie lies in Logan County. Every 2024 race in Logan County is on the county’s page.
Logan County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Guthrie sends 4 representatives to the Oklahoma House alone.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofguthrie.com ↗
- 2Oklahoma HouseGuthrie is split between 4 districts
- 3Oklahoma SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Oklahoma
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Guthrie compares with the towns next door
Guthrie spent $1,019 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $1,188. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Edmond | $1,188 | $3,261 |
| Cimarron City | estimate | $1,833 |
| Guthrie | $1,019 | $1,210 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Guthrie’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Guthrie’s government
How much does Guthrie spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,019 was less than 56% of 27 Oklahoma cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Guthrie?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,210 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.65% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofguthrie.com.
Who runs Guthrie’s government?
See cityofguthrie.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Guthrie yet.
How did Guthrie vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Guthrie alone. Logan County, where 100% of Guthrie lies, voted Trump 73.5%, Harris 24.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Guthrie?
126 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $704,233 (about $8.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Guthrie in the state legislature?
Guthrie is split among 4 State House districts, so your address decides. The Oklahoma Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 20 (Chuck Hall). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Guthrie’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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; 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 →