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Town Hall · Mule Barn

How is Mule Barn run?

Mule Barn’s town government spent $2,000 on day-to-day services in the year to , 2023, about $667 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Mule Barn didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2023
$2,000
year to , 2023 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2023
$667
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of FY2023 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2025
12
full-time · 3 part-time · March payroll $270 · Census estimate

What stands out about how Mule Barn is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Your share of the 2023 budget

About $667 per resident a year, or $1.83 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 50%.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 67%Utility sales 33%
An estimate

Mule Barn didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.With the enterprises, the whole budget was $3,000.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Mule Barn yet

Every year of Mule Barn’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.

How Town Hall compares budgets →
Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Mule Barn

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Mule Barn’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Mule Barn yet.
Who works for Mule Barn

One full-time town employee for every 0 residents

On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (3).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Police2 + 1 pt
Administration & buildings2
Parks & libraries2
Water & other utilities2
Health & welfare1 + 1 pt
Fire1
Sewer & trash1
Other1 + 1 pt
12
full-time
3
part-time
$270
payroll for March 2025
$3,240
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$300
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
1
sworn police officers
1
full-time firefighters
Estimates.Mule Barn didn’t report its staff figures; these are the Census Bureau’s estimates, so they aren’t compared with other towns.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Cleveland Public Schools

Mule Barn’s K–12 school district, shared with Blackburn, Cleveland, Hallett, Terlton, Westport and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Mule Barn →
$11,251
per pupil · OK $12,210
1,603
students
$3.8 million
long-term debt

Of the $11,251 per pupil, $6,301 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 26%State 58%Federal 16%

Oklahoma districts overall: 42% local, 45% state, 14% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Reach Mule Barn’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Mule Barn’s government

How much does Mule Barn spend per resident?

About $667 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to , 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Mule Barn didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3,000.

Who runs Mule Barn’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mule Barn yet.

How many people work for Mule Barn?

12 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $270 (about $3,240 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Ask neighbors about Mule Barn’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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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 Mule Barn, 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 →