Amagon, AR town hall & government
Amagon spent $94,000 in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,382 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Amagon's government.
Where Amagon's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the federal government 56%
- From the state 24%
- Fees & charges 15%
- Utility sales 3%
- From other local governments 2%
Who works for Amagon
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Newport School District
Amagon's K–12 school district, shared with Beedeville, Jacksonport, Newport, Tupelo, Weldon and Diaz. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Arkansas districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal
- Local 12%
- State 61%
- Federal 27%
Of the $14,683 per pupil, $8,491 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Which schools Amagon kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Amagon's government
Who represents Amagon
Amagon is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Eric A. "Rick" Crawford. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.