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Town Hall · Spiro

How is Spiro run?

Spiro’s town government spent $1.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $695 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Spiro didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2024
$1.5M
year to June 30, 2024 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2024
$695
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$2.0M
end of FY2024 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
18
full-time · 28 part-time · March payroll $55,863
Typical tax bill
$764
0.76% of home value · OK 0.80%

What stands out about how Spiro is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Your share of the 2024 budget

About $695 per resident a year, or $1.90 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 31%.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 60%Sales taxes 19%Fees & charges 10%Interest, fines & other 9%From the state 2%Other taxes & licenses <1%
An estimate

Spiro didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $1.2 million; interest on debt $27,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $5 million.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Spiro yet

Every year of Spiro’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.

How Town Hall compares budgets →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $764 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.76% of the home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Oklahoma$1,599
Spiro$764
$764
typical bill a year
0.76%
effective rate
$100,700
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Spiro’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 Spiro’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Spiro →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Spiro

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

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

One full-time town employee for every 118 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 (2,131).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Fire0 + 20 pt
Administration & buildings3 + 6 pt
Water & other utilities6
Police4 + 2 pt
Roads & transportation3
Sewer & trash2
18
full-time
28
part-time
$55,863
payroll for March 2022
$670,356
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$33,200
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
4
sworn police officers
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Spiro’s 2022 budget was a Census estimate, so there is no group to compare with.

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

Spiro Public Schools

Spiro’s K–12 school district, shared with Fort Coffee. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Spiro →
$10,960
per pupil · OK $12,210
1,088
students
$2.4 million
long-term debt

Of the $10,960 per pupil, $6,801 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 25%State 58%Federal 17%

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

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

Elections · 2024 general election

Spiro’s votes are counted by county

Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Spiro alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Le Flore County’s results.

President · Le Flore County’s results18,754 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican81.8%15,333 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat17.0%3,184 votes

Others: 1.3% (237 votes).

Most votes in Le Flore County: Donald J Trump

Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%

The county’s page

100% of Spiro lies in Le Flore County. Every 2024 race in Le Flore County is on the county’s page.

Le Flore County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Spiro

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Spiro.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Oklahoma HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Oklahoma SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Oklahoma

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Spiro’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Spiro’s government

How much does Spiro spend per resident?

About $695 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Spiro didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $5 million.

What is the property tax rate in Spiro?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $764 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.76% 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 Spiro’s government?

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

How did Spiro vote in 2024?

Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Spiro alone. Le Flore County, where 100% of Spiro lies, voted Trump 81.8%, Harris 17.0% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Spiro?

18 full-time and 28 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $55,863 (about $670,356 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Spiro in the state legislature?

State Senate District 5 (George Burns) and State House District 3 (Rick West). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Spiro’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 Spiro, 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 →