Photo: TulGuy · CC BY 4.0How is Spavinaw run?
Spavinaw’s town government spent $247,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $702 per resident.
What stands out about how Spavinaw is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Jay Public Schools
Spavinaw’s K–12 school district, shared with Disney, Jay. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,131 per pupil, $8,132 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.
Adair Public Schools · $11,874 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $702 per resident a year, or $1.92 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 24%.
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No comparison or trend for Spavinaw yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Spavinaw’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $278 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.41% 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 Spavinaw’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Spavinaw’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Spavinaw →
Who’s in charge in Spavinaw
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 352 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (352).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Spavinaw’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Spavinaw alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Mayes County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.8%13,514 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.3%3,529 votesOthers: 1.9% (331 votes).
Most votes in Mayes County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Spavinaw lies in Mayes County. Every 2024 race in Mayes County is on the county’s page.
Mayes 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
Every level of government that speaks for Spavinaw.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Oklahoma HouseState representatives
- 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.
Reach Spavinaw’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Spavinaw’s government
How much does Spavinaw spend per resident?
About $702 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Spavinaw?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $278 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.41% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Spavinaw’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Spavinaw yet.
How did Spavinaw vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Spavinaw alone. Mayes County, where 100% of Spavinaw lies, voted Trump 77.8%, Harris 20.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Spavinaw?
1 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $7,043 (about $84,516 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Spavinaw in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Micheal Bergstrom) and State House District 5 (Josh West). The House district also covers 10 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; 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 →